Oregon at Last!

Oregon at Last!

by | Jul 5, 2017 | Oregon, Oregon Trail 2017

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...
Fords, Fossils, and Murals, Oh My!

Fords, Fossils, and Murals, Oh My!

by | Jul 1, 2017 | Idaho

The Snake River in Idaho is a huge torrent of a river that carves a deep gorge in the landscape.  Much of the gorge cuts across the southern part of Idaho and then along the Oregon border.  I’ll give you a mental image.  If you grew up in the 1970’s, then...
Soaking it up Along the Snake River

Soaking it up Along the Snake River

by | Jun 27, 2017 | Idaho

After spending weeks crossing the desolate Great Basin in Wyoming, the pioneers must have welcomed a break and a more scenic less harsh terrain.  As they left Wyoming, they had to cross over some rugged hilly terrain to get to the Bear River in Idaho.  But once there,...
Across The Great Divide

Across The Great Divide

by | Jun 24, 2017 | Oregon Trail 2017, Wyoming

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...
On The Big Trail in Wyoming

On The Big Trail in Wyoming

by | Jun 17, 2017 | Oregon Trail 2017, Wyoming

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...