Oregon Archives - J. Dawg Journeys https://jdawgjourneys.com/category/blog/destinations/oregon/ A Journal of Travel Adventures Sat, 08 Jul 2017 12:00:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/jdawgjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-J-Dawg-4.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Oregon Archives - J. Dawg Journeys https://jdawgjourneys.com/category/blog/destinations/oregon/ 32 32 78012608 Ending My Oregon Trail Journey at Pendleton https://jdawgjourneys.com/2017/07/pendleton/ https://jdawgjourneys.com/2017/07/pendleton/#comments Sun, 09 Jul 2017 10:30:52 +0000 http://jdawgjourneys.com/?p=6547 Once the pioneers got well into Oregon, they kept going north to the Columbia River.  Water sources were more reliable on this route and it was easier to cross the Cascades near the river. When they got near present day Portland, they proceeded south to settle in the Willamette Valley. When I planned this RV […]

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]]> https://jdawgjourneys.com/2017/07/pendleton/feed/ 9 6547 Oregon at Last! https://jdawgjourneys.com/2017/07/oregon-at-last/ https://jdawgjourneys.com/2017/07/oregon-at-last/#comments Wed, 05 Jul 2017 10:33:08 +0000 http://jdawgjourneys.com/?p=6585 Once the Oregon Trail pioneers left the Snake River they were technically in the Oregon Territory. But this was the not the part of Oregon where they wanted to be.  Western Oregon is a semi-arid high plains.  The pioneers wanted to get over the Cascades and into the lush Willamette Valley. To get there they had […]

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