"Disparite Bad Beyond Discription"

"Disparite Bad Beyond Discription" (HM24ER)

Location: Government Camp, OR 97028 Clackamas County
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Country: United States of America
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N 45° 16.957', W 121° 41.111'

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Hardships of the Trail

This mountain pass in named for Samuel K. Barlow who opened the first wagon route over the Cascades in 1846 to complete the Oregon Trail. The route was far from easy. Emigrant Isom Cranfill (cabinet maker, farmer, and itinerant preacher) made the journey in 1847. His haunting journal entry evokes the hard ships of the trail: "Disparite bad beyond discription."
Elanor Allen, an 1852 Barlow Road emigrant, wrote about her misgivings near Barlow Pass:
"Have thought of home, the dear ones there, the quiet Sabbath, and the sanctuary they enjoy, whilst we are among the cruel mountains, in the most dreary place, dependent upon strangers for assistance in getting along, nearly our of provisions and our stock famishing! All these things together almost shake the faith, but it must not be so."

Countless other pioneers and emigrants suffered similar adversities crossing the Cascades - the final obstacle between their past and future. Some were sustained by their faith or strength of character, some by the vision of a better life.
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HM NumberHM24ER
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Placed ByMt. Hood National Forest, U.S. Forest Service
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Date Added Sunday, January 7th, 2018 at 1:02pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10T E 603116 N 5015187
Decimal Degrees45.28261667, -121.68518333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 45° 16.957', W 121° 41.111'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds45° 16' 57.42" N, 121° 41' 6.6599999999998" W
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Area Code(s)503
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Pioneer Woman's Grave Trail #485, Government Camp OR 97028, US
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