Pioneer Days

Throughout our trips to Nevada each summer I am constantly being reminded of how much of a struggle it must have been for those first wagon trains making their way out West... not truly knowing the hardships and struggles they would endure. The mountains are so steep, boulders are everywhere, the temperature is so hot, the winters are so harsh...how did they do it? On our way to Virginia City we stopped at a roadside historical marker to find that it was dedicated to the pioneer road builders of long ago. If only many years ago those that were part of the Donner Party had the opportunity to use roads...