After quickly exploring the remaining structures of Mayfield … I continue on my way down Mayfield Road.
The road twists and turns staying true to it’s path along the Danskin Foothills.
When selecting this route … it actually was not obvious to me the significant history that this road holds. Points of interest along the way help to paint a picture of what it was like for early settlers to make this journey across this high desert.
http://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/nowhere-no-more/Content?oid=928854
http://americantraditionalmanac.com/oregon-trail-byway-reveals-wisdom-of-early-idaho-travelers/
One such site is that of Inscription Rock along Bowns Creek, a school bus sized rock that was a lay over location for weary travelers. To leave messages for travelers from behind, messages would be left on the rock face out of axle grease…. Some plenty visible still today.
Inscription Rock
Messages from the past ….
….. to be continued (luggage by OBR ADV Gear)