June 8, 1849 - George Winslow, who had been traveling along the Oregon Trail, died in what is now Jefferson County, Nebraska ...
SCOTTSBLUFF, NE ‒ Johnny and Vicki Blevins stepped out of their pickup and gazed down at the thin ribbon of the old Oregon Trail below them. Over the course of several decades, beginning in the ...
GLENNS FERRY, Idaho — More than 500 miles of the historic Oregon Trail cuts through Southern Idaho. The most dangerous crossing along the route is a section of the Snake River in Glenns Ferry. Weather ...
Swapping the Dutch lowlands for a year in the mountains of Colorado seemed exciting enough—but I wanted more. From previous visits to the U.S. I knew how vast and beautiful the backcountry of the West ...
Between 1840 and 1860, 300,000 to 400,000 Americans moved west on covered wagons for 2,100 miles across the Oregon and California trails. In those two decades they transformed our nation and endured ...
Oregon is famed for its scenery. If you're an outdoorsy person, Oregon is truly the holy grail. From the prettiest trails in Forest Park to lakeside hikes in Waldo, there's something for every kind of ...
With only two riding horses for company, two modern-day adventurers are on their way west from Independence, Missouri, along the original Oregon Trail to the coast. Oliver McCloskey, an amateur ...
Exploring Idaho: A tour of the Oregon Trail through Idaho The most dangerous crossing along the Oregon Trail was a section of the Snake River in Glenns Ferry.