Oregon National Historic Trail

National Park Road Trip 2010: The Barlow Road

Greetings from Oregon City, the western terminus of the Oregon Trail. This is the promised land for hundreds of thousands of pioneers who set out from Independence and St. Joseph, Missouri.

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By David and Kay Scott - July 16th, 2010 3:15am

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National Park Road Trip 2010: Decision at The Dalles

Greetings from The Dalles, Oregon, located on the Columbia River at a point where pioneers following the Oregon Trail were required to make a major decision. Some chose to rent, make, or buy rafts on which they placed their wagons and possessions to float west on the Columbia River.

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By David and Kay Scott - July 14th, 2010 2:15am

National Park Road Trip 2010: Crossing into Oregon

Greetings from Baker City, Oregon, a small town with a rich history. Baker City, formerly just Baker, was (and may still be) a town of wealth, as gold was discovered nearby

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By David and Kay Scott - October 26th, 2011 7:09pm

National Park Road Trip 2010: Pioneers Cross the Snake

Greetings from Three Island Crossing State Park, located on the Snake River between Twin Falls and Boise, Idaho. It is the morning of July 7 and life is good here in the land of the spud.

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By David and Kay Scott - July 8th, 2010 3:15am

National Park Road Trip 2010: Into Idaho on the Oregon Trail

Greetings from Idaho’s Massacre Rocks State Park on the Snake River. It is the morning of July 5th and the weather is excellent. Potential travelers to the state of famous potatoes will be pleased to know the park wasn’t named for RV owners massacred by road bandits.

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By David and Kay Scott - July 6th, 2010 3:15am

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National Parks Road Trip 2010: Across Wyoming

Greetings from the town of Rock Springs, in the southwestern corner of Wyoming. Another night in a motel as the wind was blowing hard and we were unable to locate two BLM campgrounds in the high country northeast of here. Plus, the weather forecast was spotty and we were both tired.

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By David and Kay Scott - July 5th, 2010 9:14am

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National Park Road Trip 2010: The Great Platte River Road

Greetings from North Platte, Nebraska, at the fork of the North Platte and South Platte rivers. Monday night we camped in Cody Park, a very nice municipal park on the north side of North Platte, Nebraska.

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By David and Kay Scott - June 30th, 2010 2:15am

On the Oregon Trail on the National Park Road Trip, 2010

Greetings from Fort Kearny (pronounced as "Carney", the first and considered one of the most important military posts on the Oregon Trail. Following our stay at Rock Creek Station, we zigzagged 125 miles to the northwest following as closely as possible the Oregon Trail that itself traced a stretch of the Little Blue River.

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By David and Kay Scott - June 29th, 2010 7:55am

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National Park Roadtrip 2010: On the Oregon Trail

As our road warriors continue on their trek across the country, touching as many units of the National Park System as possible, they recently found themselves at the start of the Oregon National Historic Trail.

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By David and Kay Scott - June 27th, 2010 3:15am

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