Independence Rock: A Traveller’s Guide to the Oregon Trail’s “Great Register of the Desert”
Driving through the rolling plains of central Wyoming, the landscape feels immense, almost endless. Then, it appears on the horizon—a…
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The Last Whistle Before the Wilderness: Finding the True Start of the Oregon Trail at a 1879 Missouri Train Depot
I had arrived in Independence, Missouri, with a singular purpose: to stand at the beginning. This was it, the famed…
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Idaho: Soda Springs Geyser
Idaho Soda Springs Geyser is a natural wonder located in Soda Springs, Idaho. This geyser is known for its unique…
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The Rieger Hotel Grill & Exchange of Kansas City: Delicious
To send us off on our journey along the Oregon Trail we had what I would describe as honestly one…
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Courthouse and Jail Rocks, Nebraska: A Guide to the Oregon Trail’s First Great Landmark
Driving west on Nebraska’s Highway 88 near the town of Bridgeport, the world is overwhelmingly horizontal. The vast, rolling prairies…
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Topeka: Kansas State Capitol Building
Whilst passing through Kansas on the Oregon Trail we had a little time to spend in Topeka. There is one…
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Chimney Rock, Nebraska
An unmistakable sight in the North Platte River Valley. Chimney Rock sits as a famous landmark in Nebraska. A rock…
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A Guide to Bailey Yard & Golden Spike Tower: Visiting the World’s Largest Rail Yard
Heading west through Nebraska, beyond the iconic landmark of Chimney Rock and the maginificent Courthouse and Jail Rocks on the…
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A Beacon on the Prairie: Retracing the Oregon Trail at Scotts Bluff National Monument
There’s a certain hypnosis that takes hold when you’re driving across the vast, open plains of western Nebraska. The sky…
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Kansas – Old Prairie Town, Topeka
Topeka was our first stop on the Oregon Trail after leaving Kansas City and heading into the State of Kansas…
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Independence: Harry S Truman Library and Museum
It was the start of our journey along the Oregon Trail, over 2000 miles following the way of the wheeled…
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The Prehistoric Megalithic Temples of Malta
A stay in Malta would not have been complete without visiting at least one of the Megalithic Temples. On Malta…
