native scouts to guide the way. carson and fremont frwere an odd couple along the way. he was partly educated free kind of guy. carson was a rye sense of humor, always giving someone else the credit. wi > with carson s help he has a wagon route through the rockies. they became natural scouts. the government would go to just to know what s out there. they are walking palaces of the united states at that point. carson. look at that land. as far as i can see. by may 1846 fremont and carson have become national folk