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A Wild Adventure: Life on the Oregon Trail Objective: Describe life on the Oregon Trail. Answer to My Objective: Life on the Oregon Trail was very difficult. Even though the covered wagons had wooden benches on the inside, almost all passengers preffered to walk rather than ride. The pathway was rough and was not paved, so the ride was the farthest from smooth. It was not only very bumpy, but it was slow. The oxen moved about 2 miles an hour, averaging only 15 miles every day. The pathway was through miles of dry plains and dusty deserts, so the emmigrants were most likely very hot and sweaty. The oxen constantly kicked up dust so it was near impossible to stay clean. Their day started at 4 am, when the emmigrants were awakened by a loud gunshot. They only stopped for lunch and dinner, for about an hour each time. It is very obvious by the lack of comfort, the unbearable heat, lack of cleanliness, unhealthy amounts of sleep, and the fact the ride was terribly boring, that the Oregon Trail was very difficult challenging. [|website supporting my objective:]



PICTURE CITATION: Roderick. //Blaze the Oregon Trail//. 2010. Private Collection. JPEG file.