It cost the least. You did not get seasick.
It is the shortest route
the silk road
Two advantages of the sea route compared to traveling by land are speed and cost-effectiveness. Ships can cover long distances in shorter periods, leading to faster transportation of goods and people. Additionally, sea routes often require lower fuel and maintenance costs compared to overland routes.
Oregon trail
safest of all three routes, you can gamble, do story telling, and do card games
Rocky Mountains
California
Lorenzo D. Aldrich has written: 'A journal of the overland route to California' -- subject(s): Gold discoveries, Overland journeys to the Pacific 'A journal of the overland route to California! and the gold mines' -- subject(s): Gold discoveries, Overland journeys to the Pacific
Miners seeking to reach California during the Gold Rush took several key routes. The most popular was the overland route via the California Trail, which involved traveling overland from the eastern United States. Others opted for the sea route, either sailing around Cape Horn at the southern tip of South America or taking a shorter route to the isthmus of Panama, then crossing the jungle and sailing to California. Each route had its challenges, but they all aimed to reach the goldfields quickly.
The same route that the Donner Expedition took.
California
California
It is the shortest route
California
Nevada
overland route from san francisco to boston
California?