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Crossing the Great Divide. (South Pass, Wyoming)(includes related article on the historic South Pass City of Wyoming)

From: Sunset  |  Date: 5/1/1998  |  Author: Fish, Peter

South Pass, WY, crosses the Continental Divide and forms a gap through the Rockies serving as the gate to the West for the pioneers who travelled the Oregon, California and Mormon wagon trails from 1843 to 1912. The rugged terrain travelled by the early migrants remains unmarked by modern tourism.

I went to South Pass, Wyoming, to mark my son's 4-month birthday and my 43rd. People might think the middle of Wyoming a strange place to commemorate passing time, but I had my reasons. At 43, you ...

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