The DU Lounge

Rocky Ridge was another Oregon Trail landmark. It’s touted as a Mormon Trail landmark these days, but way back when, EVERYBODY had to cross it, at least until the Seminoe cut-off was opened.

The Ridge isn’t much to look at: just rock strata eroded to ground level and tilted to one side, but it must have been one hell of a wheel-buster and had to be crossed very slowly and very carefully. It doesn’t phase anyone with present-day off-road rubber tires, but those didn’t exist in the 1840’s, the 1850’s, and the 1860’s.

I’d wanted to get out and linger a bit but there were one, two, three bus-loads of present-day Mormon pilgrims at the site and there wasn’t anyplace to park.