The Oregon Trail road trip starts in Cannon Beach on the rugged coast of Oregon and takes you through Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York before finally ...

Yes, Independence is the literal starting point of the Oregon Trail and for that, it’s the place the route—and your road trip—will inevitably kick-off, however, this Missouri city deserves more credit ...

Between 300,000 and 500,000 people traveled to the Pacific Northwest between 1841 and 1884. At least 20,000 travelers died on the trail. The trail affected many Indigenous tribes. Many were forced to ...

As scenic train rides go, it would be a plum ticket. Pacific Northwest passenger rail buffs are gathering in La Grande, Oregon, this Saturday to drum up support to bring back part of a long ago ...

Evie Carrick is a writer and editor who’s lived in five countries and visited well over 50. She now splits her time between Colorado and Paris, ensuring she doesn't have to live without skiing or L'As ...

Oregon is teeming with adventure-seeking cyclists, so the idea of biking across the state is not a new one. But the idea of off-road biking across the state on a route that is more than half ...

What was the Oregon Trail? The historic Oregon trail was a dangerous 2,000-mile trip starting in Independence, Missouri, and ending in Oregon City, Oregon. Much of the route was established by Lewis ...