Following the Oregon Trail Thru Nebraska (short version)
I am following the historic Oregon Trail across America this summer. In this video I follow the trail across Nebraska and into Wyoming. Along the way I explore historic sites and learn about what life was like for those pioneers.
This is a short version, a longer, more documentary style video will be released in September.
Sites explored in this video:
Fort Kearny State Historical Park - outdoornebraska.gov/fortkearny/
The Great Platte River Road Archway - www.archway.org
California Hill - www.nps.gov/oreg/planyourvisi...
Windlass Hill
Ash Hollow - www.nps.gov/cali/planyourvisi...
Chimney Rock - history.nebraska.gov/rock
Scotts Bluff National Monument - www.nps.gov/scbl/index.htm
Music in this video is by Phil and Vivian Williams, used with permission - www.voyagerrecords.com
Buffalo Gals/Oh Susanna from "Dance Music of the Oregon Trail"
Arkansas Traveler from "Dance Music of the Oregon Trail"
Thank you so much for showing us the remains of this historic journey. I played Oregon trail game in my childhood and it made me to learn more about Oregon trail. Love from india.
What do you suppose became of all those possessions that was thrown overboard to make the wagons lighter? I hear there was tons of it. Did you come across anything that looked like remnants of it in following the trail ?
Love it very cool, was at Fort Robinson 4 years ago in Nebraska loved it. Definitely will go back. And stopped off at Scotts Bluff Nebraska and saw the ruts. Would love to follow the trail.
When will we get more videos in this series? ☹
Nice scenery. (Probably a few tempting clay collection spots here and there:)
Oh man yes! From roadside clay in Utah to clay literally in the ruts of the Oregon Trail, I have seen a lot of clay on this trip. But I make it a point to not collect clay far away from home because I don't want to feel like I have to go back and get more later..
Maybe modern historians do not give our ancestors enough credit for handling teams & wagons. It was all they knew. They had grown up with them. If they were from east of the Allegany mountains in particular, they would have been familiar & fairly comfortable with a team/ wagons on hills. Just a thought. Not that it was easy or not dangerous.
Kearney...pronounced.. CAR...KNEE