Part 10 – Cooper Creek to Pass Creek is now live.

After Cooper Creek Station, the trail leaves the Laramie Plains and begins to enter rougher country. Passing through the modern villages of Arlington and Elk Mountain, this segment of the route passed through the grounds of Fort Halleck (now private property) and through Rattlesnake Pass, the mouth of Rattlesnake Canyon being a favorite place for ambush. Pass Creek Station was just outside the canyon but the course of Pass Creek has changed many times over the years; the actual location of the stage station is unknown.

Coming up next: Pass Creek to Bridger Pass – including the dreaded North Platte Crossing