Let the journey begin!
For many years Ron has had a bucket list of things he would like to do before he became too old to do them. I guess he found me to share these activities as we have found that it is more fun when you do them with your best friend. Last year we were able to check off the purchase of a Casita Travel Trailer. After "practicing" camping we now feel that we can move to the next item--driving to Washington State (to Kristen's and Davey's house in Woodinville, WA, near Seattle) by following most of the Oregon Trail. Ron is a lover of maps and began looking at westward trails and roads last winter. Earlier this year we began reading books related to the Oregon Trail and the Westward Expansion. Some of the books that we have read are--
Oregon Or Bust: True Short Stories from the Descendants of Oregon Trail Pioneers by
Gentry W. Cutsforth (Volume 1)
Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey by Lilian Schlissel
Frontier Teachers by Chris Enss
*The Oregon Trail by David Dary
Best of Covered Wagon Women by Kenneth L. Holmes and Michael L. Tate
American Trails Revisited--Oregon Trail--Wyoming by Lyn Wilkerson
American Trails Revisited--Oregon Trail--Nebraska by Lyn Wilkerson
Road Trip USA: The Oregon Trail by Jamie Jensen
*This book has the most information about the Oregon Trail
We will stay on the trail from Independence, MO to the Columbia River with side trips to Cody, WY, Yellowstone and the Tetons. We hope that we do not "see the elephant" an expression for those who turned back on the Oregon Trail.
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