After several dozen summers wandering the country in a series of VW vans, in 2010 we embarked on a refresher course in American history by following the route of pioneers on the Oregon Trail and ...

Somewhere outside of Sidney, Neb., I caught my son’s weary eyes in the rearview mirror. “Well,” I said, “you ready to turn back yet?” Six-year-old Henry and I were barely 36 hours into what I hoped ...

With the Oregon Trail being one of 20 national historic trails administered by the National Park Service and so many road trip options available to travelers why do we consider the Oregon Trail to be ...

The pioneer journey to a new life in the West is one of America’s great narratives. During the mid-1800s, upwards of 350,000 men, women and children traveled the Oregon Trail following a series of ...