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Go West and Get Rich
Pack up all the essentials that are light. Pack 5 months worth of food and make sure you bring a plow -
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Oregon Trail
When you live on the Eastern Coast, you use the Oregon Trail to go West -
Ganging Up Don't Travel Alone
You meet up at Independence, Missouri the western most town and where you can buy all the essentials you didn't bring. -
Into the unknown
You leave off in a dust cloud, trying to get to the front of the wagon train. -
Wet and Weary
The ride is hard with sand in your face, in your eyes and all of your belongings. When it rains, it is hard to cook and sleep. -
Indians
Sooner or later you will run into Indians, who will demand that you pay a toll or make unreasonable trades. -
Stampede
Buffalos can make hard to maneuver a wagon train and they are difficult targets to kill. -
mealtimes feeling queasy?
As the trip goes on, it becomes harder to cook because of damp sugar, stale coffee, and moldy flour. -
Sink or Swim river crossing
A ford is where water is shallow enough to cross, but it is still hard for the animals to pull. -
At the fort
Forts are a place where pioneers replenish their supplies. -
Done in and done for
Your animals are tired and there is less for them to eat and drink and you have to lighten your load. -
the last lap
Your trapped in snow and starving. Areas are becoming harder to cross. -
Journey's end
You are at your home in Oregon building your house, cutting down trees, and cutting down the undergrowth.
