Attempting to Survive The Oregon Trail

This time our historians again try to beat The Oregon Trail game while taking a deep dive into the reality of life on the trail. Travis navigates as Chip attempts to survive a video game from his childhood.

Check out Part One of the Series:
   • Can trail historians survive The Oregon Tr...  

Play any version of The Oregon Trail game in-browser.
https://oregontrail.ws/

1:26 Pappin Ferry River Crossing
2:08 Caulking the Wagon
3:23 Chimney Rock (makingit further than my boss)
3:51 Fort Laramie & First Time Hunting
5:01 We have a fire at Independence Rock
6:28 At the top of the Rockies with the Shoshone
8:06 Fort Bridger or Green River?
09:54 It only gets harder from here
11:45 Soda Springs & Fort Hall. Pants are optional.
14:47 Snake River
16:46 6,000 Calories a day
18:42 It’s November and getting dire
21:17 Exhaustion


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