Wagonmaster

by Jon Burch Photography

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Wagonmaster

Artist

Jon Burch Photography

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Photograph - Digital Capture/faa Watermark Will Not Be On Your Finished Photograph.

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One of the first inscriptions on Register Rocks was in 1829. Later, when westward expansion began in earnest, thousands of immigrants traveling along the Oregon, California and Mormon Trails, stopped to camp at Register Cliff and rest their livestock in the lush pastures near the river. Here, as well as at other "register rocks" all along the trails, the travelers inscribed their names upon the rocks. In many cases, they simply wanted to make a statement that they had passed by, others left their signatures and messages to signal family and friends behind them, the date at which they had reached this point. Some left behind the names of those that they had lost during the hazardous journey.

Though many of the names and dates relate to the peak years of travel along the trail, during the 1840's and 1850's, others date further back to the days when only the trappers and traders ventured into this region. Unfortunately, there are also a number of 20th Century carvings that were made before Register Cliff came under protection as a historic site.

The horizontal precipice was created thousands of years ago by the erosive action of the North Platte River cutting through layers of soft sedimentary deposits.

Image copyright 2014 Jon Burch Photography

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July 21st, 2014

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