| What
was it like to cross a continent in a covered wagon? Follow in
the footsteps of the pioneers, visit the sites as they exist
today, and hear the very words of those who crossed the Oregon
Trail. See the same sights emigrants wrote about in their journals,
as you travel along the Emigrant Road, on an Oregon Trail Adventure! |
| PART
I: THE START OF THE TRAIL · WHO WENT, AND WHY · GREAT
HEARTLAND TRAILS FESTIVAL · ALCOVE SPRINGS · A
PRAIRIE THUNDERSTORM · BUFFALO · ASH HOLLOW AND
THE GREAT AMERICAN DESERT · CHIMNEY ROCK · FORT
LARAMIE · A DEATH AND A FUNERAL, A WEDDING AND A BIRTH · INDEPENDENCE
ROCK
· SOUTH PASS |
| PART
II: FORT BRIDGER
· SODA SPRINGS · POWWOW · 1,000 SPRINGS BOAT
TOUR · WAGON TRAIN CROSSING THE SNAKE RIVER · HELLS
CANYON & THE WALLOWA VALLEY · THE WHITMAN MISSION · THE
BARLOW ROAD
· MOUNT HOOD · THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE · THE
END OF THE TRAIL · THE CITY OF ROSES |
| Jim
Tompkins grew up surrounded by the gorges and waterfalls of the
Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, where he gained an early
admiration of nature and landscapes. He studied Film Production
and Art History at Ithaca College, acquiring a Bachelors degree
in Cinematography. His travel lectures have been presented throughout
the United States, including the National Geographic Society
in Washington and the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh. Emigrant
Road is his first travelogue. |
90 Minutes Narrated Suitable for Family Viewing
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