Homestead Below Court House Rock
Near Bridgeport, Nebraska
Sod House
Reconstruction of a sod house at Ash Hollow, Nebraska. The Oregon Trail passed this homestead near Windlass Hill.
Following the Oregon Trail in Our Covered Wagon
Stopped at Hollenberg Station KS
Lake McConaughy
A reservoir on the North Platte River, Nebraska
Deer Hoof & Sceleton
Driftwood
On the shore of Lake McConaughy
Tree Damaged by Lightning
Cottonwood Tree
Late afternoon light on the shore of Lake McConaughy
Hollenberg Station
Pony Express Station Dining Table
Hollenberg Station KS
Deer Skeleton
High Water Mark
On the shore of Lake McConaughy (there are no local adjustments on this image).
The Great Plains - A Daunting Barrier to Early Pioneers
View from Court House Rock NE
Oregon Trail
Monument & Corn Field
Cottonwood Creek
Hollenberg Ranch
Jail Rock
Captured from the base of Court House Rock - The first landmarks seen by pioneers on the Oregon & California Trails after crossing the Great Plains.
Chimney Rock
Perhaps the most symbolic landmark on the Oregon & California Trails.
Late Afternoon Clouds near Chimney Rock
Jen Geocaching on the Oregon Trail
Hollenberg Station Kitchen
Captured through a window.
An original Pony Express Station
Deer Legs & Hooves
Dozens were strewn about this gruesome hunting/slaughter site, along with other animal remains. Perhaps a testament of how brutal life can be, not just in the old west.
