The Trail Today

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A Note From the Pioneers
St. Louis Archway: Gateway to the West
Mule Ride at National Frontier Trails Museum In Independence, MO
Frontier Trails Museum- Pack Your Wagon
Sante Fe Trail City Park; Grassed over evidence of three trails: Oregon, Sante Fe, and California
Scott Spring, Westmoreland, KS was a favorite campsite for pioneers.ite
Mr. Manahan leds the oxen in Scott Spring, MO
Emigrant Grave in MO
The Great Platte River Road Archway Monument, Kearney, Nebraska
The landscape of the trail in Nebraska
Windlass Hill was a popular stopping place for settlers traveling from the North Platte Valley.
A monument to the pioneers at Windlass Hill, Nebraska.
Sod House along the trail in Nebraska
Courthouse and Jail Rocks, near Bridgeport, Nebraska
A marker reminds us that hundreds of emigrants mentioned these historic landforms in their diaries and journals.
Chimney Rock, Nebraska
Rattlesnake warnings at Chimney Rock
Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska
From the summit of Scotts Bluff, you can see 100 miles to the west to Laramie Peak.
Near Mitchell Pass at Scotts Bluff, we hiked about 1/2 mile of the actual wagon road on the Oregon Trail Pathway.
The summit of Scotts Bluff is about 800 feet above the North Platte River, with an elevation of 4,659 feet (1,420 meters).
Register Cliff Wyoming
Register Cliff Names
Register Cliff Names
More Register Cliff
Names on Register Cliff
Guernsey Trail Ruts, National Historic Landmark, Guernsey, WY
The Trail Runs Deep in Guernsey, WY
Fort Laramie, WY
The Laramie River, near Fort Laramie
Scenery Along the Laramie
Wildlife Along the Trail
Buffalo
Coming Right For Us!
Pronghorn are the fast land animal in North America, and the second fastest land animal in the world. It can run at speeds up to 61 MPH.
Pronghorn munching near an information stand.
Elk munching in a farmer's field.
Prairie Dogs
Long-Horned Sheep Cross the Road...to get to the other side?
Deer are Here
Wild Turkeys
Devil's Tower, WY
Devil's Tower. Can you find the climbers?
Mr. and Mrs. Manahan enjoy the scenery at Devil's Tower
Enjoy the view from Devil's Tower
 
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