Pack your bacon, kiss your rocking chair goodbye, and lace up those 1840s “hiking boots” (aka… boots). In this episode of History on the Run, we hitch the oxen and find out what it really took to crawl 2,000 miles toward a soggy cabin and a better tomorrow—preferably without catching the trail’s most famous souvenir. 🐂🧭
Inside this dusty joyride:
Why the wagon is a pantry on wheels and not your personal Uber
- Oxen vs. mules vs. “I regret choosing horses already”
- “Nooning,” buffalo-chip campfires, and coffee that can file its own taxes
- Cholera, storms, fords, and other fun surprises you didn’t put on the packing list
- Landmarks like Chimney Rock, South Pass, and the big choice: Columbia River or Barlow Road
- Arriving in the Willamette Valley just in time to build a leaky cabin before it rains. Again. 🌧️
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