Hiking the Oregon Trail is an on-the-ground history lesson
Dust puffed from the ground with each step Johanna Smith took along the ruts of the Oregon Trail near Glenns Ferry.
A stiff, bone-dry wind swept across the sagebrush plateau overlooking the three islands in the Snake River where pioneers crossed with their stock and wagons.
It was one of the most demanding obstacles along the 2,170-mile trail from Missouri to Oregon in the 1800s.
"I've learned a lot about the emigration," said Smith, who is a volunteer at Three Island State Park at Glenns Ferry, a hub of Oregon Trail history in southern Idaho.
"I like to pass it along to school groups and others," she said, "I try to encourage people to come up here and see the trail."
There are many places to hike, camp, or just drive and visit, along the Oregon Trail in southwest Idaho.
Follow in the steps of the pioneers....
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A stiff, bone-dry wind swept across the sagebrush plateau overlooking the three islands in the Snake River where pioneers crossed with their stock and wagons.
It was one of the most demanding obstacles along the 2,170-mile trail from Missouri to Oregon in the 1800s.
"I've learned a lot about the emigration," said Smith, who is a volunteer at Three Island State Park at Glenns Ferry, a hub of Oregon Trail history in southern Idaho.
"I like to pass it along to school groups and others," she said, "I try to encourage people to come up here and see the trail."
There are many places to hike, camp, or just drive and visit, along the Oregon Trail in southwest Idaho.
Follow in the steps of the pioneers....