Following the Great Platte River Road – Part 1
One of the key objectives for the pioneers (and for me on this trip), was to get to the Platte River in eastern Nebraska. The Platte runs eastward out of the Rockies across the flat plains of Nebraska. The Platte River basin is mostly flat and would lead them all...
A Detour to the Homestead National Monument
From Marysville, the Oregon Trail crossed into Nebraska and headed northwest following the Little Blue River towards Fort Kearney. Today, there is no set of roads that closely follows the trail. Much of this land is now being cultivated in large patch work fields of...
Following the Oregon Trail in Kansas
When the pioneers left Independence they dipped south and followed the Kansas River westward. They eventually crossed the river and started following the Big Blue River north to Nebraska. For my journey, I decided to get out of the urban areas and drove west on I-70...
Starting the Oregon Trail in Independence
It was a 1,500 mile journey, but I finally made it out to Independence, MO. This was the starting point for most of the pioneers who traveled the Oregon Trail. My trip to Independence took 4 days of long driving in my RV. For the pioneers, it took several weeks....
My Oregon Trail Journal – Part 1
Many of the pioneers who traveled the Oregon Trail in the 1800’s kept journals of their journey. For some it was a handwritten diary. For others it was a collection of letters to family. Most wrote about what they were seeing or experiencing. Yes, there were...About J. Dawg
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