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What's it Like to Travel the Oregon Trail in a Covered Wagon in the 21st Century?
When Rinker Buck decided to hit the Oregon Trail in a covered wagon, he didn't realize what he'd signed up for. The author of The Oregon Trail holds forth on near death experiences, pioneer tales, and the truth about America's westward trail.
In the Spring of 1936 a small party of missionaries began the long trek from Missouri to the British trading post of Vancouver, along a route that would soon be called the Oregon Trail.
Covered Wagons Heading West: Life on the Oregon Trail
Amelia Stewart Knight knew the cross-country journey west would be a rough one; it was not for the weak or timid. The trip to Oregon would take at least four months; there were barren landscapes and tricky mountain passes to get through. As it turned out, that spring was especially rainy and
10 Eye Opening Details about Life on the Oregon Trail - History Collection
In the year 1836, the first wagon train set off from Independence, Missouri, heading west. That wagon train followed the Oregon Trail, a route laid down by fur trappers and traders just 20 years before. This was the first wagon train to set off on the 2,170-mile route. And it…
