Oregon Trail 2017 Archives - J. Dawg Journeys

Oregon Trail Trip Summary

J. Dawg — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 10:30:03 +0000

It took me 18 days to travel the Oregon Trail from Independence, Mo to Pendleton, OR. The pioneers would have been very jealous. I did the 2,100 mile trail in a motorhome versus a wagon and didn’t have to walk the terrain. The pioneers biggest worry was fresh water, food, and rattle snakes. My biggest […]

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Ending My Oregon Trail Journey at Pendleton

J. Dawg — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 10:30:52 +0000

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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Oregon at Last!

J. Dawg — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 10:33:08 +0000

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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Across The Great Divide

J. Dawg — Sat, 24 Jun 2017 10:30:05 +0000

Kate Wolf wrote a great song called “Across the Great Divide“. And Nanci Griffith does a fine job singing it. I heard Nanci’s voice singing in my head as I looked at the map studying the next part of my route. I was going across the Great Divide Basin in Wyoming and then climbing up to […]

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Walking to Zion – Along the Mormon Trail

J. Dawg — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 10:30:39 +0000

For much of my journey, I’ve been referring the route as the Oregon Trail. In reality, there are three historic trails that follow much of the same route – The Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails. The California and Oregon Trails followed the same route from Independence until they got to Fort Bridger in Wyoming and […]

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On The Big Trail in Wyoming

J. Dawg — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 10:30:53 +0000

I chose the title of this post in deference to my traveling companion, Hondo. In 1930, Hondo (aka John Wayne) starred in The Big Trail. In the movie, a young trapper named Breck Coleman (played by a young John Wayne) leads a wagon train of pioneers along the Oregon Trail. It was Hondo’s first leading […]

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