Hey if you're headed back to Pahrump, let's do some riding. We spoke briefly outside the Horizon Market convenience store on the 160 a few months back. You were gassing up. I have a 2022 KLR650 too. I live on a half acre lot on Blosser Ranch Rd. if you need to park your RV for a few days. I know of some trails suitable for KLR riding off Bell Vista Rd. in Stewart Valley and out towards Ash Meadows.
There was actually 5 Military Wagon Roads built in Oregon. All but 1 was inevitably deemed a scam, and only the Central Oregon one you are referring to in this video was forced to auction it's land off by the courts. There weren't many roads in Oregon back then.. Hence the need for the military roads. The US army had a hard time protecting citizens from the natives. The Rogue River Indian Wars are a great example. The wagon roads were supposed to incentivize commerce in the region, but historically, most of Oregon's land was given away just for showing up. The original Oregon Trail pioneers were promised 320 acres per adult and 160 acres per kid if they arrived in Oregon... so naturally, most woman showed up pregnant. Then the homestead act of 1862 gave away more land, that was 160 acres per person. I think 10% of the entire US acreage was granted under the Homestead Act.
Hey if you're headed back to Pahrump, let's do some riding. We spoke briefly outside the Horizon Market convenience store on the 160 a few months back. You were gassing up. I have a 2022 KLR650 too. I live on a half acre lot on Blosser Ranch Rd. if you need to park your RV for a few days. I know of some trails suitable for KLR riding off Bell Vista Rd. in Stewart Valley and out towards Ash Meadows.
Yeah for sure, I'm in Pahrump now for the next week or so. Shoot me a text at 8155669111, I'm up for riding all the time!
There was actually 5 Military Wagon Roads built in Oregon. All but 1 was inevitably deemed a scam, and only the Central Oregon one you are referring to in this video was forced to auction it's land off by the courts. There weren't many roads in Oregon back then.. Hence the need for the military roads. The US army had a hard time protecting citizens from the natives. The Rogue River Indian Wars are a great example. The wagon roads were supposed to incentivize commerce in the region, but historically, most of Oregon's land was given away just for showing up. The original Oregon Trail pioneers were promised 320 acres per adult and 160 acres per kid if they arrived in Oregon... so naturally, most woman showed up pregnant. Then the homestead act of 1862 gave away more land, that was 160 acres per person. I think 10% of the entire US acreage was granted under the Homestead Act.