What did pioneers eat on the Oregon trail?

A.J. McCall an early traveler on the Oregon Trail made light of how some pioneers tried to "take it all. read more

They cooked biscuits, gravy and meat plus wild greens and any berries to be found. If they were lucky they had a cow, maybe even a few chickens in a crate that would lay some eggs, and milk from the cow. The Oregon trail experience was full of dangers, many died on the way. My great-grandpa traveled from Oklahoma to Idaho in a wagon. read more

Food on the Oregon Trail . by Jacqueline Williams © 1993 Oregon-California Trails Association. Overland Journal - Volume 11, No. 2 - 1993 [Printed with Permission of Jacqueline Williams 2007] The motto for today's campers is"pack it in; pack it out." Too much litter from too many nature lovers is spoiling the landscape. read more

We know a surprising amount of the Oregon Trail experience because so many travelers wrote journals, sent letters home, and even wrote books and newspaper articles. True Accounts of Life in a Covered Wagon and Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail are vivid, first-person accounts of this harrowing journey. read more