This brought back memories. My daughter was in Jr High when the Oregon Trail game was popular. I remember the cries of frustration when her friends died on the trail. Again. And again. My parents lived in a south suburb of Portland for 25 years and we visited Oregon City several times. The scenery was spectacular. (My father saw Mt Hood from his office window.) They are in their late 80s now and enjoy watching your videos with me. I know I'm on repeat, but thank you, again, for taking us along for the ride.
I remember that game very well and thought it was so much fun (and kind of hilarious). Oregon City is such a beautiful area - I know why those settlers wanted to get there! And thanks for the nice comment - much appreciated!!
Thank you for bringing the trail to life. It is an adventure I have always dreamed of taking and I got so close to it through your road trip. I cannot imagine what the pioneers went through to get to Oregon, but now I have a much better idea thanks to you!
I lived in Oregon City in the 90s. If I could have found work in my field there, I would never have left. Such a beautiful place. I miss having morning coffee on the balcony with a view of Mt. Hood.
Loved your reflections. I think about at the beginning how exuberant and excited they were. Maybe filled with nervous anticipation. Well nourished, upbeat. high morale. I wonder when they realized how daunting this trip would be. Was it Kansas? Was it Nebraska? When did their morale take a nose dive? How easy was it for the group to stay together and on the same page? I have a hard time just rooming with somebody much less spending months and months and months with a group of people on such an arduous trip. I try to imagine but I just can't. I can have no idea how difficult it really was. Once they made it they must have thought they could defeat anything. Must have been so uplifting to finally reach their destination. But at the same time these people gave up absolutely everything to do this, a lot of them gave up their life savings to do this. Unlike you they didn't have a hot bath waiting for them in Oregon. Their work had just begun.
Impressive road trip... You made a great video with lots of history, great photos, telling the epic story of human struggle to tame the land. I've lived in Washington all my 62 years and raised a family here. I can't imagine the hardship the pioneers went through to build a life here. Thanks for sharing this documentary.
Very nice! I'm glad you got there & back safe & sound. I watch a lot of travel videos these days, because I used to be a regular road-tripper myself, but haven't been able to for about a decade now. I'm now disabled & stuck in a wheelchair, & travel about vicariously through youtubers like yourself. Thanks for taking me & all the others along for the journey!
Wow that’s very nice of you to say! Where do you live? If ever and at all possible, I’d pick you up and take you to explore somewhere cool! I appreciate the support!
Wow! Just wow! Just finished the last video in the Oregon Trail series! Very. Well. Done! So fun to see, learned so much, enjoyed the fun!! Loved the end at the cemetery, reflecting on those who made it! Cant imagine the many emotions that must have flooded their souls often, every time they had a chance to think about it! Sorrow for those lost, great sense of accomplishment, the unknown future, missing loved ones back home.....and much more! I'm not sure many of us could handle all that today! They had to be tough people! Thank you for giving us a glimpse of an important time in history! Great job!
Thank you for watching all the way to the end. It was a tough trip for me so I have nothing but respect for those who did it by wagon - it’s incredible to think about afterwards and the cemetery just hit me as the perfect place to reflect. I appreciate you for taking the time to watch!
What I loved about this is how interesting you were able to make it, even though you really could not access great stretches of the original Oregon Trail!!! Which is really disappointing.
I have watched you from Kansas all the way to the end of the trail what a nice Saturday night thing to do. I went halfway across the country and never left my front room thank you very much
Awesome!!! Just binge-watched this entire series and it brought back memories!!! Basically, did the very same thing you did but back in the 1990s. Took me 2-trips out that way to complete 1st trip made it as far Fort Hall, ID, but had to return home. Following year made it all the way to final destination. I picked up the trail in Lincoln, NE, and followed it west. Eventually finished up the trail going east whenever I would be heading in that direction and am STILL finding new stuff to see!! Also, while out west, did some side trips to Grand Tetons & Yellowstone in Wyoming and went up to Little Bighorn Battlefield. In Idaho side tripped to Craters of the Moon National Monument and Arco, ID, Once getting close to finishing in Oregon, did the same as you did and followed the Columbia River then backtracked to follow the Barlow Road - except back then I stayed on hard top roads. Awesome video adventure!!!!! Hope you do one for the Santa Fe Trail (also have followed that trail numerous times though took a few years to finally finish it, must admit).
Aww thanks man! Very nice of you to watch it all - it was a really great trip. Glad it did it! Sante Fe Trail would be great too! Hard to explain to others who haven’t done it. Really gives perspective!
You really nailed it with this video series. I was toying with the idea of doing a similar trip, and I found your video documentation extremely helpful. Great job, and many thanks.
Have to say I've enjoyed your trip on the Oregon Trail. I spent many hours playing the game back in the day, but seeing the places in real life was much more interesting. I have to say that you are very adventurous (and maybe a little crazy) to travel some of those "roads", but you ended up with some really neat videos. And showed us some beautiful country. Looking forward to your next adventure.
Same here. It didn’t really all hit me until I was about halfway through the trip and saw many of the things referenced in the game. I’m not too crazy but I have my moments where I temporarily lose intelligence 😂😂 I appreciate the kind words!!
Great trip and videos! Love the commentary as well. I was intrigued by the migration, I read everything I could find about the emmigrants, why they wanted to leave where they were, what they experienced, the hardships...and after all of that...some went back!
The Lincoln Highway was never in Oregon, it left what would be US-30 in Granger WY. The Columbia River Highway was part of US-30, between The Dalles and Troutdale. Glad you took it, the historic drive is awesome. I took the Bonneville Dam self guided tour, it was interesting. Crown Point is always worth the detour. Great use of the drone! I had no idea about the Barlow Road, thanks for showing us yet another place I need to visit. As always, love your content and style.
Thank you for the correction on US-30 - which would be another great road trip. It was a spectacular drive! I wish I could’ve seen more of the Barlow Rd, if I had more time I would’ve hiked some of it. Thanks again! End of the series means ghost towns are coming!
I LOVED living in the NorthWest the 28 years I lived there raising my children in the Puget Sound area. However, getting old and the pain of osteoarthritis and Fibromyalgia was too much to deal with and now I am down in New Mexico high desert, and it is less painful down here and one of my children live here. But my other two live up in the Northwest still, one in Portland so I still will get to have a reason to visit in the summertime. Looks like you visited in the summertime when the sun is out.
I enjoyed the ride. It is the only way I can travel now. I had been in some of the places in the states you traveled through. I also loved your reflections. Thank you.
I loved watching all of these ♥️ I am new here so I don’t know if you’ve done a trip for all the original 13 colonies but that’s a trip I’ve always wanted to make & sounds super cool to explore!
This was a terrific journey! I very much enjoyed taking it with you! I know it's a few months since you finished, but I'd like to recommend a book to you, if you haven't read it already called "The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey" by Rinker Buck. Buck was a journalist for many years. He also grew up on a farm in upstate New York. He and his brother decided to ride a wagon, much like the settlers had, in the 1970s, driven by mules from Independence to Oregon. It is really good! Well-written, with all the emotion and surprises that comes from such an adventure. Now to watch more of your vids.....
fun fact about the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center is the three giant wagons used to be covered when it was first built. First wind storm of the winter decided they no longer needed to be covered.
This was a fantastic series of videos! I’m sad that it came to an end. Your channel just popped up on my feed a couple of days ago. I subscribed and am enjoying your content.
What a fantastic series. I never knew about the Oregon Trail as being from out of town Job well done. I hope you washed the rental before returning it.
Thank you for your videos! I thoroughly enjoyed them. I hope to do the Oregon Trail next year. I have been to many of the sites from time to time, but the whole trail is calling me.
Bridge of the Gods has a lot of history, and not just the structure that was built. Hundreds of years ago there was a landslide and the bridge that native people there called Bridge of the Gods was the natural land bridge that came of that landslide. Eventually the Columbia River broke up that Bridge of the Gods but now we built a structure by that same name.
I just finished watching your Oregon Trail series and it was awesome. Makes me wish l would have paid more attention when I was in school. Thanks so much for taking us with you on this journey.
I’m the same about not paying attention as much in school haha. I’m way more into history these days 😊 Thanks for watching the series - that was a lot!
Wow, what an adventure! I've really enjoyed all of your videos and the history you've shared along the way. As a fellow Kansan, I look forward to what comes next. Great job!
Wow, great series! I enjoyed seeing the towns and terrain along with a bit of history. This brought back a lot of memories of playing the game. I found an online version and taught my seven year old how to play. Of course we should have just paid the Barlow Road toll, but alas the Columbia River was the end of the line for us. Wait, was that the Shining hotel 👀? I'd love to see a 10-15 minute supercut of just the terrain, landscapes, and forts from beginning to end with a small map or text overlay. I can see something like that being very popular, shown in classrooms, etc.
Thank you very much! Not The Shining hotel but still very cool! I did a 6 minute drone video to try and show as much of the landscapes as possible, but your idea is really good too!
The passage of time is a crazy thing. Watching this series really makes me reflect on what it would have been like and how some things have changed. How much of the land we have "conquered" in the past 140 to 180 years. Really makes ya think. Although it would be cool if the government was able to turn the entire trail into a national park and keep that part of our history alive. Stopping at the cemetery in Oregon City where those who made it after it only took you 15 days must have been something.
That’s a great perspective! Sitting there in the cemetery really hit home with me. I had all kinds of thoughts and tried to be as succinct as I could because I could’ve talked for hours!
For all you know even some the trees were downed along the road just like they were for you and the travelers would have to find a way to remove the trees. So you may have had a more authentic experience than you think.
@@TravelwithaWiseguy Forgot your axe and buck saw I see ;)) In researching the trip, the average tool box packed on a wagon weighed 40 lbs. Basic tools of the day would have been quite important considering you then had to build a home/ clear land where ever you decided to stake your claim along that trail. Not to mention the ones needed if you had a specific trade. No super center stores along that route, just the Forts or trade with native tribes. I really enjoyed the entire trip series, well done and thank you.
Yeah such a different time. We are certainly spoiled these days and should respect what these pioneers had to go through to make it possible for us today! Don’t know if you read my blog but I’m going to try to keep doing 2 videos per week. Thursday and Sunday 😊
There are Oregon Trail interpretive Centers at various locations along the trip. The one we have visited twice is in Baker City Oregon. They have audio presentations of actual traveler's diaries. There were hardy incredible people that were driven with the lure of land ownership and wide open spaces. That's what we love about the west. Visit one and hear their own words...........
@@TravelwithaWiseguy My wife and I live about a mile from the bridge across the Boise river that you showed in your video and we use it to return home from walking our dogs. I thought you would stop at the site of the "Ward's Massacre" about a mile outside of Middleton. Another historic place along the trail. Loved your travels.
It was unbelievable remarkable journey...Thinking about how they did that long journey with wagon..? How long did they take for travel to Oregon ? How they struggle and face with bad weather ? It was absolutely remarkable journey.. Thank you so much Wiseguy 🤔🤔🤔
Thank you! I heard it would take 4-6 months to make the trip - which is wild to think about. They faced so many different challenges to get to the finish line.
It Was Talmage Wood who said " Just say for me to the young man of old Milton, don't live and die inside of your father's house but, take a trip to Oregon. But if they should come to settle here. I would advise them to bring a wife along " he said " As ladies are vey scarce and if you should have any maiden ladies about dying of despair just fit up their teeth well and sent them to Oregon .
@@TravelwithaWiseguy what prompted the settlers to make Oregon city their final destination? Why not go above and beyond where the lands were more Fertile?
Oregon City was the end of the trail for many because it was where land claims were granted for Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Wyoming. (I looked it up on Google haha)
NIce job, u done very well!! What maps were u using? Google map Su** compared to urs. Seems like the only real way to see the real trails are by a horse. Do the same with Lewis and Clark trail, next.
This brought back memories. My daughter was in Jr High when the Oregon Trail game was popular. I remember the cries of frustration when her friends died on the trail. Again. And again.
My parents lived in a south suburb of Portland for 25 years and we visited Oregon City several times. The scenery was spectacular. (My father saw Mt Hood from his office window.) They are in their late 80s now and enjoy watching your videos with me.
I know I'm on repeat, but thank you, again, for taking us along for the ride.
I remember that game very well and thought it was so much fun (and kind of hilarious). Oregon City is such a beautiful area - I know why those settlers wanted to get there! And thanks for the nice comment - much appreciated!!
Thank you for bringing the trail to life. It is an adventure I have always dreamed of taking and I got so close to it through your road trip. I cannot imagine what the pioneers went through to get to Oregon, but now I have a much better idea thanks to you!
Very nice of you to say - thank you! I really loved this trip too 😊
I always wanted to travel through the Oregon Trail. Your videos helped me to experience what I hope to do sometime. Thank You!!
Definitely recommended if you ever have the chance! I enjoyed it immensely!
So glad I found your channel. Your doing things I have dreamed of doing.
Thank you very much! I realize I’m definitely lucky to be able to!
I lived in Oregon City in the 90s. If I could have found work in my field there, I would never have left. Such a beautiful place.
I miss having morning coffee on the balcony with a view of Mt. Hood.
Loved your reflections. I think about at the beginning how exuberant and excited they were. Maybe filled with nervous anticipation. Well nourished, upbeat. high morale. I wonder when they realized how daunting this trip would be. Was it Kansas? Was it Nebraska? When did their morale take a nose dive? How easy was it for the group to stay together and on the same page? I have a hard time just rooming with somebody much less spending months and months and months with a group of people on such an arduous trip. I try to imagine but I just can't. I can have no idea how difficult it really was. Once they made it they must have thought they could defeat anything. Must have been so uplifting to finally reach their destination. But at the same time these people gave up absolutely everything to do this, a lot of them gave up their life savings to do this. Unlike you they didn't have a hot bath waiting for them in Oregon. Their work had just begun.
Couldn’t have said it better myself! I agree!
Impressive road trip... You made a great video with lots of history, great photos, telling the epic story of human struggle to tame the land. I've lived in Washington all my 62 years and raised a family here. I can't imagine the hardship the pioneers went through to build a life here. Thanks for sharing this documentary.
Thank you very much! It was a lot to film and put together but I’m glad it did! Definitely a memorable road trip and one I highly recommend!
Very nice! I'm glad you got there & back safe & sound. I watch a lot of travel videos these days, because I used to be a regular road-tripper myself, but haven't been able to for about a decade now. I'm now disabled & stuck in a wheelchair, & travel about vicariously through youtubers like yourself. Thanks for taking me & all the others along for the journey!
Wow that’s very nice of you to say! Where do you live? If ever and at all possible, I’d pick you up and take you to explore somewhere cool! I appreciate the support!
@@TravelwithaWiseguy Kansas City, Ks. I'm still waiting for you to send me a post card.
I sent all of them when I was in Soda Springs, Idaho! I know some people have said it took forever to get them 🤷🏼♂️
As a local i would like to say well done! Great history of the small towns and you respected the landowners. Well done sir!
Thank you - that means a lot coming from a local!!
Oh goodness those outtakes were hilarious. Thank you for taking us on your "magic ride."
Thanks for riding along!
I have watched your entire journey. Everyday of your trip. You showed us things about the Oregon Trail. I didn't even know were there. Good job.
Wow I really appreciate that! Thanks! I learned a lot I didn’t know either. Definitely a great adventure I’m glad I took!
That was a blast from the past! I learned some stuff I never knew. Thanks so much for this production!! Happy trails.
Awesome! Thanks so much for watching!!
Wow! Just wow! Just finished the last video in the Oregon Trail series!
Very. Well. Done! So fun to see, learned so much, enjoyed the fun!! Loved the end at the cemetery, reflecting on those who made it! Cant imagine the many emotions that must have flooded their souls often, every time they had a chance to think about it! Sorrow for those lost, great sense of accomplishment, the unknown future, missing loved ones back home.....and much more! I'm not sure many of us could handle all that today! They had to be tough people! Thank you for giving us a glimpse of an important time in history! Great job!
Thank you for watching all the way to the end. It was a tough trip for me so I have nothing but respect for those who did it by wagon - it’s incredible to think about afterwards and the cemetery just hit me as the perfect place to reflect. I appreciate you for taking the time to watch!
Love your Corn Star shirt. That is almost a triple entendre there.
Exactly 😂
What I loved about this is how interesting you were able to make it, even though you really could not access great stretches of the original Oregon Trail!!! Which is really disappointing.
Thank you! It was certainly interesting and fun for me - hopefully others like you found it enjoyable as well :)
I have watched you from Kansas all the way to the end of the trail what a nice Saturday night thing to do. I went halfway across the country and never left my front room thank you very much
Thank you very much for watching the series! It was a great adventure!
A great series. Thank you
Thanks for watching!
Awesome!!! Just binge-watched this entire series and it brought back memories!!! Basically, did the very same thing you did but back in the 1990s. Took me 2-trips out that way to complete 1st trip made it as far Fort Hall, ID, but had to return home. Following year made it all the way to final destination. I picked up the trail in Lincoln, NE, and followed it west. Eventually finished up the trail going east whenever I would be heading in that direction and am STILL finding new stuff to see!! Also, while out west, did some side trips to Grand Tetons & Yellowstone in Wyoming and went up to Little Bighorn Battlefield. In Idaho side tripped to Craters of the Moon National Monument and Arco, ID, Once getting close to finishing in Oregon, did the same as you did and followed the Columbia River then backtracked to follow the Barlow Road - except back then I stayed on hard top roads. Awesome video adventure!!!!! Hope you do one for the Santa Fe Trail (also have followed that trail numerous times though took a few years to finally finish it, must admit).
Aww thanks man! Very nice of you to watch it all - it was a really great trip. Glad it did it! Sante Fe Trail would be great too! Hard to explain to others who haven’t done it. Really gives perspective!
I just binged watched the whole 15 day trip. It was really awesome!!!!!!!! :)
Oh wow that’s awesome - thanks for watching!
What a great collection of videos. Watched the all. Thanks for spending your time making these for everyone to see. 👍🏻
Thanks so much! I really appreciate you taking the time to watch all of them, because I know it was a lot!!
Thank you sir for documenting this fascinating journey for us to watch.
It was a lot of fun! Such a wonderful adventure! Thanks!
You really nailed it with this video series. I was toying with the idea of doing a similar trip, and I found your video documentation extremely helpful. Great job, and many thanks.
Thank you! It was a great adventure! Appreciate the nice comment 😊
You have the best t-shirts! I look forward to those almost as much as the trips! 👕🛣😄
Haha thanks 😂😂 I try to amuse myself and if anyone else is also amused then bonus 😜
Have to say I've enjoyed your trip on the Oregon Trail. I spent many hours playing the game back in the day, but seeing the places in real life was much more interesting. I have to say that you are very adventurous (and maybe a little crazy) to travel some of those "roads", but you ended up with some really neat videos. And showed us some beautiful country. Looking forward to your next adventure.
Same here. It didn’t really all hit me until I was about halfway through the trip and saw many of the things referenced in the game. I’m not too crazy but I have my moments where I temporarily lose intelligence 😂😂 I appreciate the kind words!!
Loved it so much I had to watch it the second time!
Oh wow thank you! It was a wonderful adventure!
Great trip and videos! Love the commentary as well. I was intrigued by the migration, I read everything I could find about the emmigrants, why they wanted to leave where they were, what they experienced, the hardships...and after all of that...some went back!
Thank you very much!! It’s a fascinating part of history if you can step back and just observe what happened. I’m so glad I made the trip!
The Lincoln Highway was never in Oregon, it left what would be US-30 in Granger WY.
The Columbia River Highway was part of US-30, between The Dalles and Troutdale. Glad you took it, the historic drive is awesome.
I took the Bonneville Dam self guided tour, it was interesting.
Crown Point is always worth the detour. Great use of the drone!
I had no idea about the Barlow Road, thanks for showing us yet another place I need to visit.
As always, love your content and style.
Thank you for the correction on US-30 - which would be another great road trip. It was a spectacular drive! I wish I could’ve seen more of the Barlow Rd, if I had more time I would’ve hiked some of it.
Thanks again! End of the series means ghost towns are coming!
I LOVED living in the NorthWest the 28 years I lived there raising my children in the Puget Sound area. However, getting old and the pain of osteoarthritis and Fibromyalgia was too much to deal with and now I am down in New Mexico high desert, and it is less painful down here and one of my children live here. But my other two live up in the Northwest still, one in Portland so I still will get to have a reason to visit in the summertime. Looks like you visited in the summertime when the sun is out.
Yes it was July 😊 such a beautiful area to visit!
I enjoyed the ride. It is the only way I can travel now. I had been in some of the places in the states you traveled through. I also loved your reflections. Thank you.
Thank you very much for watching! I’m glad my travels can peak your interest. It’s much appreciated!
Your T-shirt kills me! LMAO, I might have to get me one of those.
😂😜
I loved watching all of these ♥️ I am new here so I don’t know if you’ve done a trip for all the original 13 colonies but that’s a trip I’ve always wanted to make & sounds super cool to explore!
Welcome! Thanks for watching and that would be a cool trip!
Your out takes are funny. Lol I enjoyed the trip even though I never moved from my recliner. Ha! Thank you for doing this and sharing it!
😂😂 thanks! I mess up a lot so I have a lot of footage to work with haha. Thanks for watching all the way to the end!
This was a terrific journey! I very much enjoyed taking it with you! I know it's a few months since you finished, but I'd like to recommend a book to you, if you haven't read it already called "The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey" by Rinker Buck. Buck was a journalist for many years. He also grew up on a farm in upstate New York. He and his brother decided to ride a wagon, much like the settlers had, in the 1970s, driven by mules from Independence to Oregon. It is really good! Well-written, with all the emotion and surprises that comes from such an adventure. Now to watch more of your vids.....
Thank you very much! I’d love to check out that book. When I did my trip there was a guy who had walked the whole thing with a handcart!
A fantastic series. Thank you. I truly enjoyed the journey. Also like the shirt at 27:27.
Thank you very much for watching. I know it was a lot!
thank you for taking this amazing journey and for the history love it
Thanks for watching! It was a lot of fun to do!
Great job on this video. Mt Hood was beautiful.
Thanks! Yes it really stands out as you drive towards the finish!
By the way the outtakes were great. Trying to over talk a train is almost impossible. But kudos for trying. 😂
@@michellefreiermuth6327 Hahaha yeah that train was just not having any of it :)
fun fact about the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center is the three giant wagons used to be covered when it was first built. First wind storm of the winter decided they no longer needed to be covered.
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I love the beautiful scenery ,I wish I could do what you are doing.
Thank you! I’m definitely fortunate to be able to explore the Oregon Trail!
This was a fantastic series of videos! I’m sad that it came to an end. Your channel just popped up on my feed a couple of days ago. I subscribed and am enjoying your content.
Thank you so much! It was definitely an adventure, and fun to look back and document!
Great series!
Thanks! It was a lot of fun to do!
What a fantastic series. I never knew about the Oregon Trail as being from out of town
Job well done. I hope you washed the rental before returning it.
Thank you very much! It was definitely a fun and educational trip! I did wash it and I can’t believe they didn’t charge me extra 😂😂
Thank you for your videos! I thoroughly enjoyed them. I hope to do the Oregon Trail next year. I have been to many of the sites from time to time, but the whole trail is calling me.
That’s awesome! It’s definitely not one of the most popular road trips, but as a person who loves history, I enjoyed it thoroughly.
Bridge of the Gods has a lot of history, and not just the structure that was built. Hundreds of years ago there was a landslide and the bridge that native people there called Bridge of the Gods was the natural land bridge that came of that landslide. Eventually the Columbia River broke up that Bridge of the Gods but now we built a structure by that same name.
Yes! I’ve read about that and was very curious when I drove past the new bridge. Interesting!
Great video of such a beautiful and historic area.
Good job brother
Thank you Robert! Appreciate it!!
Great adventure and video, thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it! It was a lot of fun!
I just finished watching your Oregon Trail series and it was awesome. Makes me wish l would have paid more attention when I was in school. Thanks so much for taking us with you on this journey.
I’m the same about not paying attention as much in school haha. I’m way more into history these days 😊 Thanks for watching the series - that was a lot!
Oh the beautiful breathtaking views❤️ Thanks Once again John for outstanding videos!!
Thanks a lot! It was a long series, but fun to look back upon afterwards!
Very inspirational and interesting. I am going to plan a similar excursion in my 4runner (with wife and kids...ha). Will be a great adventure.
Oh wow you’ll have a heckuva trip! Best of luck! I really enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
Wow, what an adventure! I've really enjoyed all of your videos and the history you've shared along the way. As a fellow Kansan, I look forward to what comes next. Great job!
Thank you very much! It was definitely an adventure! I appreciate you watching and I’ll try to keep putting out interesting stuff!
Wow, great series! I enjoyed seeing the towns and terrain along with a bit of history. This brought back a lot of memories of playing the game. I found an online version and taught my seven year old how to play. Of course we should have just paid the Barlow Road toll, but alas the Columbia River was the end of the line for us. Wait, was that the Shining hotel 👀?
I'd love to see a 10-15 minute supercut of just the terrain, landscapes, and forts from beginning to end with a small map or text overlay. I can see something like that being very popular, shown in classrooms, etc.
Thank you very much! Not The Shining hotel but still very cool! I did a 6 minute drone video to try and show as much of the landscapes as possible, but your idea is really good too!
@@TravelwithaWiseguy Ha! Not sure how I forgot that. Just watched it again. Very cool drone footage.
Great trip thanks
Thanks for watching!
The passage of time is a crazy thing. Watching this series really makes me reflect on what it would have been like and how some things have changed. How much of the land we have "conquered" in the past 140 to 180 years. Really makes ya think. Although it would be cool if the government was able to turn the entire trail into a national park and keep that part of our history alive.
Stopping at the cemetery in Oregon City where those who made it after it only took you 15 days must have been something.
That’s a great perspective! Sitting there in the cemetery really hit home with me. I had all kinds of thoughts and tried to be as succinct as I could because I could’ve talked for hours!
Reference to the Dufur T-shirt ... instead of doing laundry did you just buy T-shirts along the way? 🤣
I did run out of shirt so I had to buy a couple haha
THANK YOU ENJOY THE HISTORY RIDE
.WENT CAN WE DO IT AGAIN. WAS THAT A RED JEEP?
Yes Jeep Grand Cherokee 😊
For all you know even some the trees were downed along the road just like they were for you and the travelers would have to find a way to remove the trees. So you may have had a more authentic experience than you think.
That’s a good point! I hadn’t thought of that!
@@TravelwithaWiseguy Forgot your axe and buck saw I see ;))
In researching the trip, the average tool box packed on a wagon weighed 40 lbs. Basic tools of the day would have been quite important considering you then had to build a home/ clear land where ever you decided to stake your claim along that trail. Not to mention the ones needed if you had a specific trade.
No super center stores along that route, just the Forts or trade with native tribes. I really enjoyed the entire trip series, well done and thank you.
Yeah such a different time. We are certainly spoiled these days and should respect what these pioneers had to go through to make it possible for us today! Don’t know if you read my blog but I’m going to try to keep doing 2 videos per week. Thursday and Sunday 😊
@@Rags2Itches Amazing all the work that went into this.
@@TravelwithaWiseguy To be honest I never really read much of your very end screen so if you had a blog, I didn't know it
There are Oregon Trail interpretive Centers at various locations along the trip. The one we have visited twice is in Baker City Oregon. They have audio presentations of actual traveler's diaries. There were hardy incredible people that were driven with the lure of land ownership and wide open spaces. That's what we love about the west. Visit one and hear their own words...........
Absolutely! I have one of the interpretive centers in a Wyoming video.
@@TravelwithaWiseguy My wife and I live about a mile from the bridge across the Boise river that you showed in your video and we use it to return home from walking our dogs. I thought you would stop at the site of the "Ward's Massacre" about a mile outside of Middleton. Another historic place along the trail. Loved your travels.
@@sawtooth4615 Too bad I missed that one! Not being from there I'm sure I missed several historic places. I appreciate you watching and commenting!
They must have had a recent nice windstorm that knocked all those trees down.
I really enjoyed this series! You are such an intrepid traveler. The paper maps you used are very good. Are they DeLorme atlases?
Thank you very much! And yes those are the maps I used. They are great!
I just discovered this video series and loved it! I have just one question. Where did you get your map?
Thank you very much! It’s a Delorme Atlas and Gazetteer.
It was unbelievable remarkable journey...Thinking about how they did that long journey with wagon..? How long did they take for travel to Oregon ? How they struggle and face with bad weather ? It was absolutely remarkable journey.. Thank you so much Wiseguy 🤔🤔🤔
Thank you! I heard it would take 4-6 months to make the trip - which is wild to think about. They faced so many different challenges to get to the finish line.
Did you watch these movies ?How The West Was Won (1962)
The Way West (1967)@@TravelwithaWiseguy
It Was Talmage Wood who said " Just say for me to the young man of old Milton, don't live and die inside of your father's house but, take a trip to Oregon. But if they should come to settle here. I would advise them to bring a wife along " he said " As ladies are vey scarce and if you should have any maiden ladies about dying of despair just fit up their teeth well and sent them to Oregon .
That’s a heckuva quote!
@@TravelwithaWiseguy Great trip
Great trip,but you must be exhausted.
It was definitely a hard trip, but I’m now recovered! Thank you!
@@TravelwithaWiseguy what prompted the settlers to make Oregon city their final destination? Why not go above and beyond where the lands were more Fertile?
Oregon City was the end of the trail for many because it was where land claims were granted for Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Wyoming. (I looked it up on Google haha)
How long did it take the wagon train to make it that far?
About 4-6 months!
Ack your car was struck by a plague! 😂😂
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One of the historians on the part I rode on said there’s a grave for every mile, The trail was marked with them..
I’ve enjoyed this series 😎 🍻
Thank you!
What map are you using that shows the trail?
Delorme Gazetteer
NIce job, u done very well!! What maps were u using? Google map Su** compared to urs.
Seems like the only real way to see the real trails are by a horse.
Do the same with Lewis and Clark trail, next.
Thank you! I use the Delorme Atlas and Gazetteer maps! Love them. Lewis and Clark trail would be awesome! Traveling Robert did that one.
Outtakes 😂😂
I had a lot more 😂😂
Seattle ashamed
OK so thats $8 you owe me....
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