The Oregon Trail

Wagon train trail near Sweetwater Station

Welcome to Casper

3D cross-view of a typical wagon pulled by mules or oxen

We drove off the highway a couple of miles up a dirt road to find the actual trail that my forefathers and mothers traveled over in 1845. Suddenly there it was: two tracks winding through a vast sea of sagebrush. What a daunting prospect it must have been for them just to keep moving on. They walked an average of 12 miles a day for 6 months. That's 27,600 steps a day for an adult; 31,700 for a child!








Today, some 166 years later, their trail has undergone quite a transformation in nearby Casper. The contrast boggles the mind!