Many of these resulted from the wagon train routes of the westward expansion, but there are also those from the traditional routes of travel for native American populations. This results from soil compaction by the horses, people feet, and/or wagons during the time of use. In most places, there may be bare soil, a slight depression, or a difference in plant life growing on the trails. Much of the prairie region is lightly populated, and many of the old travel routes, horseback and wagon, are still faintly visible in the grass. folk is that there is still a lot of big, empty space in the U.S. One thing which may not be known by non-U.S.
This is a long sentence and if you are not familiar with the kinds of images, it may be hard to picture this. Hi almostfreebird, I can see why you might have trouble.