Tamsen Donner was, according to Thornton, "gloomy, sad, and dispirited" at the thought of turning off the main trail on the advice of Hastings, whom she considered "a selfish adventurer".
After crossing, trains on the main trail to the south of the river had to cross the North Platte again 100 mile upstream.
Clusters of people ventured off the main trail to take the right shot.
There are two main trails to the summit of Mount Jo: the Long Trail is, indeed, longer by two-tenths of a mile, but it is less strenuous.
Back on the main trail, a spit of water crosses the path and steps down a series of small waterfalls.
Fortunately, looking more closely at Abel's map, we realized the journey southward to Mission Espada was a loop; the best return was by way of Villemains Road, which runs directly by San Juan, from which we could rejoin the main trail by way of the spur.
Few, though, are bred as singularly as Hannah ("Airships," "Ray," "Bats Out of Hell"), who sniffs for spoor so wide of the main trail that we find ourselves wondering halfway through each of his stories: Can this dog hunt?
The ruins of old Stagira stand at one end of the main trail, with enough recognisably ancient buildings amid the trees to make for a happy couple of hours' exploration, even if you don't walk the trail.
At 800m above sea level, a barrier marks the entrance to the Shouf biosphere reserve, through which the LMTA has blazed its main trail; there are also 280km of side trails.
