{"id":2267,"date":"2019-10-07T02:22:49","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T09:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/?p=2267"},"modified":"2019-09-29T10:05:33","modified_gmt":"2019-09-29T17:05:33","slug":"california-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/07\/california-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"California Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 30 mile dirt road from Alma, ID took us through the high desert to the Utah border on a section of the old California Trail. We didn\u2019t see a single vehicle, gold miner heading west for fortune or a family with their covered wagon seeking a better life, but we did pick up a new batch of dust and experience the quiet desolation of the high desert these hardy people walked across. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1656\" data-attachment-id=\"2268\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/07\/california-trail\/z-california-trail-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/z-California-Trail-2.jpg?fit=2000%2C1656&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1656\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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Imagine walking across this hour after hour, day after day&#8230;hoping the reports of fresh water and shade ahead were accurate.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 30 mile dirt road from Alma, ID took us through the high desert to the Utah border on a section of the old California Trail. 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