Fifth Jedediah Smith Trail 1826

Map of fifth Jedediah Smith Trail

This year I am following again the trail of Jedediah Smith in the year 1826, when he set off for his south west expedition. I will follow his trails also in the oncoming years until his death in 1831 by Comanches.

My trail starts this time again off my historic trails. First I visit “Robbers Roost”, the former hideout of Butch Cassidy and his Wild Bunch. Then I visited Sego Ghost Town. I am driving on to Moab and visit the Arches National Park before I pick up my trail in Las Vegas. I follow the Colorado down to Needles where Jedediah left the river with Indian guides. They showed him the way through the Mohavo Desert to reach the San Bernardino Mountain Range. I finish my trail at Barstow and drive back to Pittsburgh via Memphis and Nashville.

• Impressions from the road
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  Butch Cassidy Hideout Chimney
  
  Sego Ghost Town
  
  Green River Spring Canyon Point
  
  Moab Long Canyon at Pucker Pass
  
  Moab Long Canyon Fallen Rock
  
  Moab Arches South Window
  
  Moab Arches Landscape Arch
  
  Moab Arches Thunderstorm
  
  Natural Bridges Ladder
  
  Natural Bridges Sipapu Bridge
  
  Smokey Mountain Road Washouts
  
  Smokey Mountain Road “Planet of the Apes”
  
  Alstrom Point Lake Powell
  
  Valley of Fire
  
  Las Vegas Mirage Sunset
  
  Willow Beach Colorado River
  
  Ft. Piute Mohave Desert
  
  Mohave Road Roadbook
  
  Soda Lake Truck Parts
  
  Soda Lake Travelers Cairn
  
  Mohave River Crossing
  
  Mohave River in Mohave Desert
  
  Memphis Elvis Statue
  
  Nashville Johnny Cash Museum

The daily trails are in preparation