FIRST OREGON TRAIL ~ BEAR LAKE

FIRST OREGON TRAIL - BEAR LAKE

Located North of Garden City, US 89.

GPS: 41.975170, -111.402775

FIRST OREGON TRAIL

 

"The First covered wagons came into the Rocky MTs in 1830, they made their way as far west as Fort Washakie in Wyoming.

Efforts were made to find passable wagon trails through the mountains to the Pacific coast, which goal was finally reached.  At that time the entire northwest MT area was known as Oregon Country, and western travel was either to the Oregon or the Califonia regions.

While early maps give the probable location of the First Oregon Trail north of here, well marked wagon ruts and stories of Indians and settlers indicated the first wagon migration to Oregon followed the southwestern shores of Bear Lake, leaving this valley through a canyon to the northwest, then to the upper reaches of the Bear River.  

Additional color is given this belief, because this was the site of an important trappers rendezvous as early as 1827, and well marked trails were followed for many years in and out of this valley."

STINGING NETTLE AND THE BIBLE

The bottom of the leaves and the stem can sting, injecting histamine and other chemicals into your body.  After bare skin rubs against this plant, it feels like mosquito bites.  Natives have used this plant for medicine, food and drink.

"I passed by the field of the sluggard

And by the vineyard of the man lacking sense,

And behold, it was completely overgrown with thistles;

  

Its surface was covered with nettles,

And its stone wall was broken down.

When I saw, I reflected upon it;

I looked, and received instruction.

“A little sleep, a little slumber,

A little folding of the hands to rest,”

Then your poverty will come as a robber

And your want like an armed man."                   

Proverbs 24:30-34 New American Standard Bible 

ECHO CANYON WAGON OVERLOOK

VISITOR CENTER TRAILS

Traveling west on I-80 from Evanston? 

Enjoy a walk up to Wagon overlook!

You can see the entire valley down to Echo.

On your return trip you can hike down a different way.

ALL THE STARS IN THE UNIVERSE HAVE NAMES

GOD IS OMNISCIENT

"He counts all the stars within His hands,

carefully fixing their number and giving them names.  

Our Lord is great. Nothing is impossible with His overwhelming power.

 

He is loving, compassionate, and wise beyond all measure."  

Psalm 147:4-5 The Voice 

TABLE MANNERS

PRIDE BUSTERS 

"Now Jesus began telling a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been selecting the places of honor at the table, saying to them,"    Luke 14:7 AMP

When you are invited to a special feast, don't sit in the place of honor.  The host may embarrass you, moving you to a lower place at the table.

“When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit down [to eat] at the place of honor, since a more distinguished person than you may have been invited by the host, and he who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this man your place,’ and then, in disgrace you proceed to take the last place." Luke 14:8-9 AMP

It is better to be HUMBLE and sit at the table at the lowest place, and be moved up to a better seat later by the host.

"But when you are invited, go and sit down [to eat] at the last place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher’; and then you will be honored in the presence of all who are at the table with you."  Luke 14:10 AMP

God hates PRIDE!   If you exalt yourself, you will be humbled. But if you HUMBLE yourself, God will exalt you.

"For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled [before others], and he who habitually humbles himself (keeps a realistic self-view) will be exalted.”  

Luke 14:11 Amplified Bible (AMP)

At the LAST SUPPER, John sat on one side of Jesus and Judas Iscariot sat on the other side of him.  Is it possible Judas was exalting himself to sit in the place of honor?  

PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem

"May they prosper who love you.
Peace be within your walls,

Prosperity within your palaces.” 

For the sake of my brethren and companions,

I will now say, “Peace be within you.” 

Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek your good.   Psalm 122:6-9 (NKJV)

WILD ROSE HIPS

PLANTS OF THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS

Fresh ROSE HIPS and seeds have vitamin C and are used to treat colds, flu and stomach disorders.