Where Did the Emigrants Sleep as They Traveled the Oregon Trail . . . I’ve been asked where the emigrants in wagon trains slept as they traveled the Oregon Trail In old Western movies, families are often depicted as sleeping in their wagons, and single men as pillowed on their saddles around a campfire
Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry? They became the first group of settlers to make the 2,170-mile trip along what would soon thereafter become known as the Oregon Trail While they may have been the first, they certainly weren’t the last
Wagons on the Oregon Trail - Bureau of Land Management Around the circle, tents and bedrolls provided the shelter for exhausted pioneers A few guards kept an eye on the grazing livestock and watched for signs of trouble from wild animals or potential thieves
Could You Survive with the Supplies Used by Settlers on the Oregon Trail? An article discussing supplies used by settlers on the Oregon Trail would not be complete without at least mentioning abandonment Oftentimes pioneers started the journey with stars in their eyes and brought more than they needed or could haul
Outfitting for the Journey – End of the Oregon Trail Emigrants were advised not to overload their wagons, but many underestimated the magnitude of the trek they were setting out on and were later forced to discard nonessential cargo
Pioneers Talk - Stories of Pioneers on their Oregon Trail journey Pioneers talk about what they experienced while traveling through the Bear Lake Valley What real pioneers saw experienced in the Bear Lake Valley while traveling the original Oregon California Trail