The Oregon Trail: Westward Vision
Course | Registration opens 1/21/2025 8:00 AM EST
In the mid-1800s, thousands of hardy pioneers braved the arduous 2000 mile journey across North America to start a new life in the West, mainly in Oregon and California. This was the largest mass migration in American history. Along the way they battled disease, accidents, deadly river crossings, Indians, for some starvation, and occasionally each other. I traveled the Oregon Trail in the summer of 2024 (in my camper, not a covered wagon), beginning at Independence, Missouri, and ending at the Willamette Valley in western Oregon. This program records what I saw and experienced. Bring a sense of adventure!
Robert Kuhn
*Jeff Kuhn taught biology and ecology for twenty-five years at York Suburban High School and environmental science for a half-dozen years as an adjunct professor at Penn State York. He holds a Ph.D. in ecology from Penn State. He has traveled North America extensively. Through his love of photography, background in ecology, and fascination with Native American culture, he shares his adventures with our OLLI audiences.