As Thora was not allowed inside the information center, Erin took on this video while we waited outside. Have you visited a part of the Oregon trail? Let us know what you think! Thanks for watching!
A friend and I planned a trip around the Oregon Trail. We met in Portland and headed east. I had researched several places where ruts were still visible. We spent a night in Baker, which is worth a visit on its own, and spent the next day at the Oregon Trail center. It’s a fabulous museum. We then headed west and saw a few more ruts, before stopping in John Day, Fossil, and driving through some of the ghost towns in central Oregon. We stopped near the old Barlow Road and tried to see the ruts, but there was too much snow. It was one of my favorite trips. I’ve also been to the End of the Trail museum, many years ago and that was very interesting as well.
Sounds like you had a very interesting Oregon Trail journey. Oregon is a beautiful state, Erin and I definitely need to see more of it. The End of the Trail museum is on our list of places to visit. Thanks for watching!
What a great episode. Are you all planning on traveling the length of the Oregon Trail someday? Would be an awesome set of episodes. Erin- fantastic job. Really enjoyed your narrating (I did miss Thora though …. And Roland 😊). Also way to give a shout out to basalt… slowly becoming geologist, I am so proud 😉
Thanks!!! I used to imagine traveling the whole of the Oregon trail when I was a kid, but I haven't considered seriously planning a trip around it as an adult. Rolin and I will have to think about that. Thanks for watching and all your feedback!😊😊😊
Erin was nervous doing this one by herself! Traveling the length of the Oregon Trail would be awesome. Thanks to your channel we are slowly learning geology! 🙂
I've never been to Nebraska! As we couldn't take our dog inside, I stayed in the parking lot with Thora while Erin went in to check out the information center. I guess next time we go by, i will have to check it out. Thanks for watching, and thanks for being a friend of the channel!
@searchingforhistory we'd never been to Nebraska, either, so we made a detour from Colorado on the way to Rapid City, SD. It was cool to see part of the Oregon Trail but something like the Interpretive Center would've been much better.
Been there twice - closed both times. Made a 3rd try in in 2024, but grass fires closed the highways in the area,, so it was inaccessible. Looks like a fine, comprehensive museum, typical of the BLM and/or NPS. For a more rustic (and less complete) view of the Oregon Trai, visit the Blue Mountain summit state park near Meacham, OR, just off the interstate before coming down out of the Blues (westbound) and into Pendleton, OR. That, too, is worth your time and a slight detour.
I am having a difficult time finding the Blue Mountain summit state park you mention. Is that the Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area? Could you pinpoint it more for me? I would love to add it to our future video list. Thanks!
@@searchingforhistory Google lists it as the Oregon Trail Interpretive Park at Blue Mountain Summit. Take Exit 248 from westbound I-84. Signs will direct you. Once at the park, there's an interpretive paved trail, multiple explanatory signs, and easily visible swale(s) where the wagons passed.
As Thora was not allowed inside the information center, Erin took on this video while we waited outside. Have you visited a part of the Oregon trail? Let us know what you think! Thanks for watching!
A friend and I planned a trip around the Oregon Trail. We met in Portland and headed east. I had researched several places where ruts were still visible. We spent a night in Baker, which is worth a visit on its own, and spent the next day at the Oregon Trail center. It’s a fabulous museum. We then headed west and saw a few more ruts, before stopping in John Day, Fossil, and driving through some of the ghost towns in central Oregon. We stopped near the old Barlow Road and tried to see the ruts, but there was too much snow. It was one of my favorite trips. I’ve also been to the End of the Trail museum, many years ago and that was very interesting as well.
Sounds like you had a very interesting Oregon Trail journey. Oregon is a beautiful state, Erin and I definitely need to see more of it. The End of the Trail museum is on our list of places to visit. Thanks for watching!
What a great episode. Are you all planning on traveling the length of the Oregon Trail someday? Would be an awesome set of episodes.
Erin- fantastic job. Really enjoyed your narrating (I did miss Thora though …. And Roland 😊). Also way to give a shout out to basalt… slowly becoming geologist, I am so proud 😉
Thanks!!! I used to imagine traveling the whole of the Oregon trail when I was a kid, but I haven't considered seriously planning a trip around it as an adult. Rolin and I will have to think about that. Thanks for watching and all your feedback!😊😊😊
Erin was nervous doing this one by herself! Traveling the length of the Oregon Trail would be awesome. Thanks to your channel we are slowly learning geology! 🙂
The Scott's Bluff National Monument in NW Nebraska has a small Oregon Trail exhibit. This looks much more interesting and informative.
I've never been to Nebraska! As we couldn't take our dog inside, I stayed in the parking lot with Thora while Erin went in to check out the information center. I guess next time we go by, i will have to check it out. Thanks for watching, and thanks for being a friend of the channel!
@searchingforhistory we'd never been to Nebraska, either, so we made a detour from Colorado on the way to Rapid City, SD. It was cool to see part of the Oregon Trail but something like the Interpretive Center would've been much better.
Been there twice - closed both times. Made a 3rd try in in 2024, but grass fires closed the highways in the area,, so it was inaccessible. Looks like a fine, comprehensive museum, typical of the BLM and/or NPS. For a more rustic (and less complete) view of the Oregon Trai, visit the Blue Mountain summit state park near Meacham, OR, just off the interstate before coming down out of the Blues (westbound) and into Pendleton, OR. That, too, is worth your time and a slight detour.
I am having a difficult time finding the Blue Mountain summit state park you mention. Is that the Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area? Could you pinpoint it more for me? I would love to add it to our future video list. Thanks!
@@searchingforhistory Google lists it as the Oregon Trail Interpretive Park at Blue Mountain Summit. Take Exit 248 from westbound I-84. Signs will direct you. Once at the park, there's an interpretive paved trail, multiple explanatory signs, and easily visible swale(s) where the wagons passed.
@@rayschoch5882 Thanks, I have added it to my list!