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 Tee post marker of the Mormon Trail from Placerville to Genoa Nevada

            1: haven’t found

            2: This marker indicates that this valley is where they spend several day gathering cattle and supplies for the journey. Some of these old fence lines and corral could still be from that era, if allowed by land owner we are told that you can still see the original sections.

            3: Corner Stakes grade and Iron mountain road between warming shed and fence.

This is where they turned north and travel 5 miles and left on to what we call Park Creek road today. When asphalt end we look for another marker.

            4: Corner Park creek and Old Carson road left of park creek road right of old Carson road about 200 yard north and west under pine tree “uneven ground watch your step”. Watch for unwanted bugs and snakes.

            5: Continue down Park Creek and other 3 miles or so where trail splits in several direction’s  the marker is straight ahead. Around this area is the waiting place for killed fellow travel on prerun mission that never returned. They camped and waited for snow to melt here for about a week or more depends who diary you read.

            Leave here stay right stay on main dirt road. About 10 miles you should come onto asphalt Iron Mt. Road we will go left wait until all arrive before leaving.

            About eight miles up Iron Mt. On left side is 49er tree be hard to spot.

            6: walk to only forest road closed for several reasons will by pass and go to asphalt.

            7:marker seven is behind the historical 49er tree that has been scored vandals over the years. A short trip up grade will give a good over view of the canyon they had been traveling and you can still make out the clearing where the trail was. In short distant the brush gets to dense to drive, if you want to come back and walk mark you information and return.

            8:we have not found but the trail lies right of the pavement and recrosses the asphalt about eight miles up stay to the right on this road leave at the Pillken Road sign on right side of pavement. About seven miles of dirt road with a lot of water bar so take it slow and steady. When asphalt is met go right “Note the trail can be seen on left of road and then right crossing often the next several miles the rock out cropping on the left you can still see wheel rut but with degrading rock tend to cover them often.

            9:approching this marker the wagon road can be noted at the first curve on the left side of the road the route they used. Crossing the cattle guard the first road to the right about 100 yards on the left is the marker lots of parking space take time to look.

            10: as you round the hill on Iron Mt. road as the meadow appears the saw grass and cabbage on both sides of the road the marker is right of the first road to the left about 200 yard of asphalt.

            This a camp spot they spend several days in repairing wagons and gathering stock that has been lost. They departed by road way seen in upper right hand of the meadow where the trees are missing. They crossed over the asphalt section and followed the crest of the hill to the right of the roadway. After the big cut you can again see the trail on the right side as it leaves the wooded area

            11: before stop sign on 88 on the left of the Iron Mt road before the Resort sign is the tee post. Lot of parking stay of asphalt as much as you can ”don’t run into the ditch”

            Left on 88. Next stop is SHOT ROCK vista over look and potty break

            Leave here right on 88 and about 8 miles on left the Tragedy Springs road exit left to the monument on the left.

            13: Leave here and cross road and start up squaw ridge by way of mud lake at first intersection go right until you see marker on the right at Mud lake “lots of mosquitos get your bug spray out they will be with us for the next few miles” We will be going on dusty road that are rough take it easy.

            We will be passing Allen Ranch where and old barn is still standing a little shakey by up.

From here the ground is wet watch the spots and follow the rig ahead as to see where to go the next few miles will have trail west marker in the tree as well as other trails clubs. We will break out onto a ridge go left the trail is single file and rocky we will go about two miles and you can see the trail from Squaw ridge as it meanders up cover wagon mt. We can go there with all the rigs so we will go as far as all can go. Still it will give you the idea of the terrain they where going over,

            We have to turn around here and head back out to 88 take it easy and we will continue east at the highway we will miss 11 to 14 some are in the wilderness area and some on the rougher trail ahead.

            At 88 go right a short distant and stop at over look so they came see where they had gone and point out the mountain visible from here. Melissa Cory Peak , Squaw Ridge, Covered wagon Peak, Thimble Peak.

            Going 88 east to Cables Lake on west side midway a state marker on the right just pass the maintain station tell of the trail crossing, give them a short time an leave.

            Stop at the crest for potty and information booth tell them we only have twenty minute before we leave.

            Stop at Red Lake over look for ten minutes and we got to move to finish this in time and move on to Hope valley at 88 and Hwy 89 turn  right at the  turn out and the marker is on the right off the road. Plenty of parking.

          On Hwy 88 across from the public camp ground is T marker 18 this is on the  left side of the road. About past the resorts on the right and 3/4 miles on the left

            Wood ford is named after Daniel Woodford who built a hotel here 1849

            On to first left off 88 this meaner along the base of the mountain with a lot of marks from after the 1848 trail and several stop signs on to Genoa, Nevada