Most of the trip was in the plains region which is hot, dry, and windy. Berries grow in cool, moist areas. They may have found some wild strawberries in the mountains, but most would have been gone by the time they reached them in summer or early fall. They did find apples when they reached WA and OR areas.
There was some beautiful scenery along the way and the final destination was worth it.
The California Trail, Gila Trail, Mormon Trail and The Old Spanish Trail....
One of the natural disasters that happened on the Oregon Trail was the heavy rain that mad the plains all muddy.
The Oregon Trail was a group of white americans of eurpean decent that voluntarly walked the trail. The Trail Of Tears was a trail foced to be taken by the Native Americans Both are hard, long and risky trails and they both travel westbund. ~ Sparkly Narwall <3 ~
Shoshone, Sioux, and Paiute
The difficult voyage along the Oregon Trail prompted settlers to carry different medical supplies with them in case of an emergency. Some medical supplies used on the Oregon Trail were surgical instruments, liniments, and bandages.
There was some beautiful scenery along the way and the final destination was worth it.
WHAT WAS THE DANGERS PART OF THE OREGON TRAIL?
The Oregon trail never was modernized. Some parts of the freeway system do follow some of the trail. The current freeway system began in the 1950's.
Some of the main reasons people left for Oregon on the Oregon Trail was for free land and a start of a better life.
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The California Trail, Gila Trail, Mormon Trail and The Old Spanish Trail....
independence rock
the geography was different as you went along in some places it was flat in others you had to go up and down mountains ands hills
back then that was one of the only ways of getting there and supplies that they had to live off of
One of the natural disasters that happened on the Oregon Trail was the heavy rain that mad the plains all muddy.
some people died on the trail