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And they also had a lot of issues going over the mountains before that. Their wagons were often overloaded, they demanded too much from their horses and oxen. The used chains and rope to help ease their loads over steep inclines, left forever marks. There are also places where some left notes or their names carved into boulders. Ruts are still visible in many places and the sage is still bigger than surrounding areas, the livestock provided enough fertilizer for a change in the growth of local sagebrush.

Pretty crazy out there. I am quite familiar with the areas mentioned.