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Return to South Pass: a tour of the Northern Rockies

Posted on September 28, 2025 by Bennett Minton

On my Ruminations site, I’ve posted a travelogue of my 4,000-mile drive through the Northern Rockies with photos and mix of history and contemporary politics. I’m convinced South Pass is the most important spot in American history, with the exception … Continue reading →

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At South Pass on the Oregon Trail

Posted on October 27, 2021 by Bennett Minton

I had imagined this day as the climax of my Oregon Trail-in-reverse, the one on which I would cross the Continental Divide at South Pass, the 20-mile-wide flat in the Wyoming Rockies that trapper Robert Stuart “discovered” in 1812 and … Continue reading →

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