Alcove Springs near Marysville. (photograph)
Alcove Springs near Marysville. (photograph) ; July 1961
Guernsey Wagon Ruts - National Parks Gallery
Thousands of iron-clad, emigrant wagon wheels have cut deep ruts into solid rock near Guernsey, Wyoming.
Louis Vieux Cemetery - National Parks Gallery
Louis Vieux and his family operated a ferry on the Vermillion River. He and his family are buried near their home on the Vermillion.
Alcove Springs, Kansas - National Parks Gallery
Exhibits at Alcove Spring, help historic trail visitors to learn about one of the most popular camping areas used by Oregon Trail emigrants in the 1840s - 1850s.
Farewell Bend - free images of reptiles
After weeks of following the Snake River from Fort Hall, emigrant wagon trains of the 1840s-1860s bid farewell to it as they continued northwest toward the Columbia River.
Laurel Hill - National parks scenic trails
To avoid the perilous, cold rapids of the Columbia River, emigrant wagon trains of the 1840s-1860s sometimes chose to take the land route around Mt. Hood. Descending Laurel Hill required locking the wagon wheel... More
Blue Mountain Crossing - National Parks Gallery
The cool shade of the conifers at the top of the Blue Mountains was a welcome releif for emigrant wagon trains after climbing for miles in sweltering heat from the valley floor.
Courthouse & Jail Rocks - National Parks Gallery
Early maps and guidebooks directed emigrant wagon trains to look for landmarks such as Courthouse and Jail Rocks on the Oregon, California, & Mormon Pioneer trails in western Nebraska.
Barlow Road - National parks scenic trails
After many families died in the cold rapids of the Columbia River, emigrants sought an alternative route to reach their destination in the Oregon Territory. Barlow road followed the southern banks of the Columb... More
Columbia River - National parks scenic trails
The river route of the Oregon Trail often proved to be a deadly choice for emigrants. The cold, swift currents of the river were difficult to navigate on a raft and many lost family members enroute to their destination.