tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post2447574684004508001..comments2023-12-28T17:18:03.050-05:00Comments on In the Direction of Our Dreams: Walking the Oregon TrailSherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-65878032103761602862014-08-17T12:14:26.988-04:002014-08-17T12:14:26.988-04:00Everything there just looks so big, so vast. I can...Everything there just looks so big, so vast. I can't imagine trudging along for bajillions of miles dragging a cart with 100 pounds of all of my stuff. Phew!!!<br />xxxoooRazzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02045062757481697590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-74298036157989196442014-08-16T11:58:55.437-04:002014-08-16T11:58:55.437-04:00Nice parting picture. Those are very impressive re...Nice parting picture. Those are very impressive replicas of the wagons. They actually look quite spacious inside. I imagine that was a very bumpy ride and even if they walked alongside that certainly was many many miles. How neat to be there and imagine what their experience was like.Carrienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-7305747125071904012014-08-16T01:01:46.855-04:002014-08-16T01:01:46.855-04:00So interesting to see the different wagons -- I...So interesting to see the different wagons -- I've always been amazed at the determination and fortitude of those who traveled cross-country in a covered wagon. Makes me remember yet again to be very grateful for our comfortable little trailer. Love the photo of the rock wren! They're one of my favorite birds. Laurel (www.ravenandchickadee.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09133248112440273123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-77329938241384088092014-08-15T12:30:51.583-04:002014-08-15T12:30:51.583-04:00It was my understanding that the wagon was for the...It was my understanding that the wagon was for the stuff, the people all walked along. I recall hearing about a tarp being hung under the wagon and the people as they walked along (10 miles a day?) gathered anything that would burn (sticks & dry buffalo dung) and put it in the tarp for the cooking fires.<br />I think of that when I'm driving a long stretch on one of the interstates that follow an old wagon trail...<br />You had to really want to be where you were going in those days.<br />This was a great post, thanks!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450082315014407506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-68151933277687367072014-08-15T12:13:54.789-04:002014-08-15T12:13:54.789-04:00Love the wagons - oxen or mule? - diesel or gas? -...Love the wagons - oxen or mule? - diesel or gas? - seems we've been making power decisions for a very long time :-). The little wren is so sweet. I imagine very few hikers ever see her. Along with the marvelous history, there is such a sense of openness here. You capture it in a way that I just want to keep going! Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-30412087994617908022014-08-15T11:57:42.048-04:002014-08-15T11:57:42.048-04:00here I sit in the co-pilots chair with the foot re...here I sit in the co-pilots chair with the foot rest kicked out, traveling West on I-94. . .cannot imagine pulling a handcart all those thousands miles. . .WOW!Janice Williford Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322596945199192769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-41436322912757053132014-08-15T11:49:45.518-04:002014-08-15T11:49:45.518-04:00Another lovely place! Did I say that's on our ...Another lovely place! Did I say that's on our bucket list? :) owensontheroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12076915620668491771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-61257468820005864672014-08-14T23:44:07.604-04:002014-08-14T23:44:07.604-04:00I would love to ride on those wagons :)
Your adven...I would love to ride on those wagons :)<br />Your adventure so far are all on our list. Hope we can really make it there next year. Beautiful place to experience and feel blessed to see all the beauty around us. <br />Yet another great post. SherryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-5442133026607097112014-08-14T23:21:50.545-04:002014-08-14T23:21:50.545-04:00Absolutely love those wagons, the first mobile hom...Absolutely love those wagons, the first mobile homes. It was my 18 year old dream to take a wagon like that across country on those old trails.Gaelynhttp://geogypsytraveler.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-79956580871553399312014-08-14T21:30:40.539-04:002014-08-14T21:30:40.539-04:00Would have liked to meet up with you in Colorado, ...Would have liked to meet up with you in Colorado, but there was too much going on with family and now I will be working at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon starting tomorrow. I have done a lot of driving in the past week. I have seen jobs posted for this area, it looks like a great place to spend some time. Can you imagine traveling cross country in a covered wagon, are we spoiled with our modern RV's and electronics? Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01019364333876469130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-52576311514439708302014-08-14T17:26:27.998-04:002014-08-14T17:26:27.998-04:00Interesting that some people take a foreigner'...Interesting that some people take a foreigner's shock at mistreatment of indiginous peoples by our ancestors as "criticizing our country". They should be shocked, we as a country should spend more time in our schools teaching our citizens about the mistakes we have made in our past instead of glorifying our conquest of this land and its people. Sorry, mini rant. However, if more schoolchildren were taught about the horrible mistakes our forefathers made perhaps we'd be making less mistakes in governing our nation today. History has much to teach, especially if we don't focus only on the parts that we want to. I just finished reading "In the Garden of Beasts" by Erik Larson which tells the true tale of our American Ambassador to Germany during the rise of the Third Reich. He was a college history professor who saw the writing on the wall...but the politicians didn't want to listen and much tragedy could have been averted if Hitler had been opposed internationally early on, even as simply as by refusing to trade with them. I saw bring the criticism on, as long as they are open to discussing the mistakes in their own part of the world. (I would love to start that conversation!) Imagine what we could learn!Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/05979446142128610261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-45145109285875126482014-08-14T10:58:00.851-04:002014-08-14T10:58:00.851-04:00Terrific look at the wagons that were used to cros...Terrific look at the wagons that were used to cross the country. Almost seems a shame to leave them exposed to the elements, they won't last for future generations to enjoy.<br /><br />Amazing how the trail was worn into the ground and still exists today. I hope to see the trail one of these days with my own eyes. :c)Paul and Marti Dahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17332654035718777839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-18202084836100869442014-08-14T10:50:44.356-04:002014-08-14T10:50:44.356-04:00I love those wagons - can't imagine traveling ...I love those wagons - can't imagine traveling that far in one 'back then' or even now though :) Thank you again for showing us all that beauty and open spaces - and, the sweet little bird!<br />MaggieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-14458188077920398082014-08-14T09:39:59.896-04:002014-08-14T09:39:59.896-04:00Having spent many years in Nebraska, Scottsbluff w...Having spent many years in Nebraska, Scottsbluff was familiar to me, but unfortunately, I never went there. That's certainly an amazing place with such interesting history. <br /><br />I agree with Gypsy though. I am disgusted with our treatment of the Indians, and African Americans, but I don't like to hear someone from another country criticize us. <br /><br />I'm not sure if I missed it, but what is that bucket hanging from many of the wagons? <br /><br />Great post Sherry.Karen and Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15284661066870109259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-81871718774641987082014-08-14T09:08:11.513-04:002014-08-14T09:08:11.513-04:00Don't get too down about problems with Blogger...Don't get too down about problems with Blogger, they crop up from time to time and drive me batty and then all of a sudden its fine again. I don't get it, but then again, I don't want to pay for Wordpress and they have issues as well. Its taking me awhile to catch up with your posts, but hang in there please because it is all so interesting and if you stop writing how will we know where you are?? :-)!!Al and Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02991509802471213755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-447418634916849072014-08-14T07:23:52.897-04:002014-08-14T07:23:52.897-04:00The wagons are pretty amazing and I didn't kno...The wagons are pretty amazing and I didn't know Studebaker was involved from my hometown! Jeannie and Eldyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664198861231288915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-74472707284773139162014-08-13T22:30:58.447-04:002014-08-13T22:30:58.447-04:00You go girl! I agree with you! Beautiful pictures...You go girl! I agree with you! Beautiful pictures though!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03838813922876204351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-13483559757801068402014-08-13T22:08:22.364-04:002014-08-13T22:08:22.364-04:00I was there yet I still learned a lot from reading...I was there yet I still learned a lot from reading this great post. I find it fascinating to consider the realities of making this trip back in those days. They were some hardy people. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739352885582343624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-38896027644927772262014-08-13T21:57:58.774-04:002014-08-13T21:57:58.774-04:00This time last year, while in Oregon, I purchased ...This time last year, while in Oregon, I purchased a book written about the women who walked and rode the Oregon Trail. It was taken from their journals and was so interesting. I was amazed at the tasks that the women performed. Pregnancies were never mentioned in the journals. Only when there was a birth or death of mother and / or child, would there be a notation in a journal. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372145654394782677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-41488509867236883242014-08-13T21:55:14.522-04:002014-08-13T21:55:14.522-04:00Glad you got to walk the Oregon Trail!! You capt...Glad you got to walk the Oregon Trail!! You captured some wonderful views with that ominous sky. Wonder how the bikers made out?John and Pam (ohtheplacestheygo.wordpress.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10853924678665624403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-63775915444267951532014-08-13T21:13:35.062-04:002014-08-13T21:13:35.062-04:00Beautiful, stunning photographs. I have not yet vi...Beautiful, stunning photographs. I have not yet visited this place- haven't been in Nebraska, but I'd love to see the monument for myself.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-15310132904416146402014-08-13T21:08:44.878-04:002014-08-13T21:08:44.878-04:00Loved your thoughts about finding unexpected surpr...Loved your thoughts about finding unexpected surprises along the way. Some of our best travel memories include those out of the way discoveries we just happened upon. The Pony Express museum I've mentioned was one of those unplanned surprises. We were on our way from Lincoln, NE to Cheyenne, WY (bagging state capitals!!) and found the museum in a park in Gothenberg, NE where we'd stopped for lunch. Sure wish we'd had time to explore all the way to Scott's Bluff!! Did you all go through Cheyenne on your way to Denver? Cute little town and unique State Capital.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09408463925646609263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-25577134930771246292014-08-13T20:36:20.085-04:002014-08-13T20:36:20.085-04:00Great history and memories! Thanks:)Great history and memories! Thanks:)Chuck and Anneke's RV travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929384797592263167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-28743306065934347002014-08-13T20:26:46.364-04:002014-08-13T20:26:46.364-04:00I think someone from the Netherlands coming to vis...I think someone from the Netherlands coming to visit the U.S. and criticizing anything about our previous actions would be equivalent to an American going to Germany and criticizing the German people for the Nazis. While both may well deserve the criticism, it is a really rude thing to do. We know full well how awful our actions were, just as Germans and Nazi sympathizers throughout Europe knew theirs were.<br /><br />Are the Conestoga wagons the first RV's?Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052445200220681513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-20705539891932249262014-08-13T18:11:28.099-04:002014-08-13T18:11:28.099-04:00It sure would have been tough pulling one of those...It sure would have been tough pulling one of those handcarts, but it probably wasn't much better sitting in a wagon. You really have to admire the stamina and determination of people back in those days.Jim and Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13982110996137470496noreply@blogger.com