Trip to Oregon - Essay Example

Download file to see previous pages I am exhausted.  The journey was quite an adventure passing through the Oregon Trail before settling here in Willamette Valley.  My parents chose to settle here because this is the most accessible part of Oregon where a series of trails can get anybody here.  The Oregon Trail we passed through is a 2,000 mile east to west route and I think the trail was made by the fur trappers.  The road was horrible especially during “spring when the melting snows and the up-heaving of the frost made mud” that buries the wheel of our carts. We traveled through the new invented mode of transport which is really a big cart called a wagon.  We passed through the Missouri River to the Valleys in Oregon but mostly dirt road.  Although it was more comfortable than riding horseback, the long travel was draining.  It took us a year by a wagon that I missed my 17th birthday because I was on the road with my parents on our way here.  I am going to make up that birthday with my debut this year.I am exhausted.  The journey was quite an adventure passing through the Oregon Trail before settling here in Willamette Valley.  My parents chose to settle here because this is the most accessible part of Oregon where a series of trails can get anybody here.  The Oregon Trail we passed through is a 2,000 mile east to west route and I think the trail was made by the fur trappers.  The road was horrible especially during “spring when the melting snows and the up-heaving of the frost made mud” that buries the wheel of our carts. We traveled through the new invented mode of transport which is really a big cart called a wagon.  We passed through the Missouri River to the Valleys in Oregon but mostly dirt road.  Although it was more comfortable than riding horseback, the long travel was draining.  It took us a year by a wagon that I missed my 17th birthday because I was on the road with my parents on our way here.  I am going to make up that birthday with my debut this year. Since the travel was anticipated to be long, we brought foods that can be stored to sustain us during the travel.  Among those we brought with us were dried meat, live poultry, potatoes, and beans.  I also brought furs and comfortable shirts because the weather can get extremely hot and extremely cold.   We met Indians along the road which was also traveling because of the enactment of the Indian Removal Act where they will be relocated. We also met other missionaries when we were near here but mostly, it was the natives who my parents intend to minister.   ...Download file to see next pagesRead More