My CJ on the Oregon Trail
hutchman
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This is not much of a trip report, but......
If you are ever on I-84 between Pendleton and La Grande, Oregon, you might want to take a short break and stop on the MT Emily/summit Road at Exit 248. About 1/8 mile east of the interchange and just after the cattle guard is a small pull off. The Oregon Trail crosses the Summit Rd at this point.
This is a picture of my CJ parked in the middle of the OT. Just to the right of the CJ, there is a small marker and behind that marker you can see a depression in the ground which is a swale from the original OT.
Detail picture of the marker:
One thing most people don't know about the OT or other wagon trials is that very seldom did the wagons travel in a single long line. Most of the time, when the terrain allowed, there were multiple trails and the wagons ran side by side. This is a picture of the second swale to the right of the marker:
Another view of these two swales across the road:
The depressions are very clear in this view in the middle of the picture. It is hard for me to believe that there are still 300 miles of visible swales between St. Joe, MO and Oregon City today. If you are interested, there are many still visible in OR and they are very easy to get to like this one.
If you are ever on I-84 between Pendleton and La Grande, Oregon, you might want to take a short break and stop on the MT Emily/summit Road at Exit 248. About 1/8 mile east of the interchange and just after the cattle guard is a small pull off. The Oregon Trail crosses the Summit Rd at this point.
This is a picture of my CJ parked in the middle of the OT. Just to the right of the CJ, there is a small marker and behind that marker you can see a depression in the ground which is a swale from the original OT.
Detail picture of the marker:
One thing most people don't know about the OT or other wagon trials is that very seldom did the wagons travel in a single long line. Most of the time, when the terrain allowed, there were multiple trails and the wagons ran side by side. This is a picture of the second swale to the right of the marker:
Another view of these two swales across the road:
The depressions are very clear in this view in the middle of the picture. It is hard for me to believe that there are still 300 miles of visible swales between St. Joe, MO and Oregon City today. If you are interested, there are many still visible in OR and they are very easy to get to like this one.
