Good story EB. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

Well, as for the Oregon Trail ruts...you know..being a history buff, I'd hate to lose 'em. Funny enough, I've yet to see them in the first place. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

I do have a book that tells where they are...maybe I should go look one of these days.

I ventured out on an old Eastern Oregon Road one time. About 15 miles in, the road got worse and worse. Was suppose to go all the way through according to the map. Woulda saved me some time from taking the highway all the way around.

Soon I was hitting ruts bigger than my truck. I kept thinking, if keep going maybe it will get better. Maybe its just the middle part that is bad. I really didn't want to turn around. Something like 20 miles in, I hit a rancher's gate and a no trespassing sign.

I swore a lot.

The only thing worse than that is driving 20 miles down a really bad road only find yourself on the wrong side of a gate where you can throw a stone to the highway, but you can't get your truck to it. Ya, I've done that too.

Seems like some of the Ranchers over there don't really care much about through or public access. Once you hit a property line, you're screwed.