I'm sure all periods are odd to those who follow.

The ranch I've been walking was mostly developed by a man who drove freight into the mountains to the west by wagon and sledge about 1900. Then he started building his cattle ranch about 1910 after working for some local ranchers to learn the business. The ranchstead was abandoned in the 1940's and they moved to a different house on the property (closer to a road and maybe a better house though that one was torn down in the 1970's when it became a State Wildlife Area). (Learned all this thru a book titled RABBIT CREEK COUNTRY by Jon Thiem)


I find walks in desolate places much more interesting if I know someone has tried to make a living there in primitive conditions as it gives me lots of things to think about. Which is how the question about footwear came about.....