<<On a page showing the Oregon and other Trails going out West, -a certain shortcut was just labeled "Dry and Dangerous"!>>

That reminds me of something from the excellent Ric Burns documentary about the Donner Party. Afterwards, one of the little Reed girls, a survivor, wrote to a friend back east with some general advice on coming west. She closed with: "Don't ever take no shortcuts, and hurry along as fast as you can."

That can still be sound advice. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Regards, Vince