Three Island Crossing SP Idaho

The Oregon Trail crossed the Snake River here using 2 of the 3 islands in the river. Crossing the river here was a short cut and insured the pioneers that they would have good grass and plentiful water after they forded the river. There was a crossing further south that most travelers used but it was dryer and over grazed by the many thousands of wagons and traveling livestock that used it. The only problem with this crossing was that it was deeper and more dangerous. Life has always required risk but decisions made here between 1852 and 1906 sometimes proved to be fatal. We drove to an overlook of the 3 islands and took that picture. There is a winery next door that we felt obligated to visit. Oregon tomorrow.