Powell’s: A Book Lover’s Guide to the World’s Largest Independent Bookstore
Some journeys have a destination you don’t see coming. My Oregon Trail adventure was one of them. After days of…
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Shoshone Falls, Idaho: The Niagara of the West
A great memory for me on my travels is this visit to the stunning Shoshone Falls in Idaho. Also known…
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The Guernsey Wagon Ruts of the Oregon Trail
In Wyoming, not far from Guernsey you can get to see history first hand. The physical impressions from the masses…
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A Visit to Lava Hot Springs: Soaking in Idaho’s Natural Pools
The road through southeastern Idaho is a lesson in vastness. Driving along the route of the old Oregon Trail, you…
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Echoes on the Plains: Retracing the Oregon Trail at Fort Laramie
The road unfurls ahead, a ribbon of asphalt laid over a path carved by history. Driving west on US-26, the…
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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…
