Imagine sitting in a dirty wagon with rough clothing. But also walking 10 miles with rough clothing for 6 months. Or would you rather travel on a airplane that probably takes you 2 hours to get there. But the Oregon trail was a very big deal for people wanting to travel to Oregon. They used specific tools to make the trip a success along with being strong people.
Some pioneers got distracted and left the Oregon trail to go to the gold rush. In 1841, 500 people followed the trail. It took 2,000 miles {3,200 kilometers} to get their fully.
The wagons could hold a bit of some stuff. You only could bring stuff that was needed like clothes, shoes, pets, food, and water. {And a few more things}. Sleeping was very hard because since the wagon is small people had to squish together to go to bed. Then in the morning they got up around 7, got dressed, Brushed their hair, Then started to walk another 10 miles. They did not bring a lot of food they also had to kill animals along the way. For the Oregon trail the government made a territory with the states Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and a little part of Montana.
People on the Oregon trail also had to travel down the Columbia River then to Fort Vancouver and through the Rocky Mountains, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and the valley of Willamette Oregon.
The people on the Oregon trail disliked walking a lot because they had to walk 10 miles even though they didn't have a choice. The kids that turned 4 had to walk, But if they were under 4 they got to stay in the wagon. Pregnant ladies also got to stay in the wagons to. It took 6 months to get their on time and to start their own state. It was harder with animals because some people had to bring: Cows, horses, Mules,Goats, sheep, dogs, cats, and chickens. When they got in on the mountain parts some wagons fell off the curvy and sturdy cliffs. Jim Bridger and Jedediah Smith were very important people when the Oregon trail was happening.
So what I said in the beginning of would you rather. I would rather travel on the wagons so that I could see what happened of all this stuff and the history would be like then. I also really loved reading about the oregon trail in many many books. So that is The oregon country and their traveling history, and their difficulties.
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