The lonely gravesite of Michael Fagan marks the location of the Marcy / Loring march, in which a snowstorm killed 3, one man burned to ...

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Oh Spite

Jacques La Ramee (Laramie)

William and Charles Bent

Oasis in the desert

A detail of two important forts, Fort Laramie and Bent's Fort(s). Both vital to westward expansion, worth the drive and visit - hit both in a day if you can!

Kit Carson - Captain Bonneville - James P. Beckwourth Treaty 1851

Today we talk about the wild westerners that were here before the cowboys and lawmen -

Tribal People and the American Fur Trappers "The Other Guys"

Cheyennes: Wah-ha-nis-satta, Voist-ti-toe-vetz, Nahk-ko-me-ien, Koh-kah-y-wh--est,

Arrapahoes: Bè-ah-té-a-qui-sah, Neb-ni-bah-seh-it, Beh-kah-jay-beth-sah-es,

Personal introduction and podcast intent

Setting the stage: America looks west, Napoleon and Jefferson, THEE Free People, Oregon country, wars of the West, trappers, California and 49ers, camping for months, avoiding the mountains, terror in Utah!

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There will be two episodes dedicated to a general background and history of the region before permanent settlement.