I am following the historic Oregon Trail across America this summer. In this video I start at the beginning of the trail in Independence, Missouri and follow it across the state line into Nebraska. Along the way I explore historic sites and learn about what life was like for those pioneers.

This is a short version, a longer, more documentary style video will be released in September.

Sites explored in this video:
Independence, Missouri https://octatrails.org/articles/inde...
St. Marys, Kansas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mar...)
Alcove, Spring https://www.nps.gov/oreg/planyourvisi...
Marysville, Kansas https://www.visitmarysvilleks.org/att...
Rock Creek Station, Nebraska https://nebraskastateparks.reserveame...

Music in this video is by Phil and Vivian Williams, used with permission https://www.voyagerrecords.com
Old Joe Clark from "Dance Music of the Oregon Trail" CD
Nelly Bly from "Pioneer Dance Tunes of the Far West" CD