1/9/2023 0 Comments Train across america![]() They ran under the awning of the entrance to a museum and nearly entered the front door. On a rainy, wretched evening hitched up to a wagon, the team suddenly got scared. Possibly my favorite story was that of a relatively new team of mules in Topeka, Kansas. The wagon train on the CherokeeTrail near Colorado.Īs the conversation progressed, Kern very casually mentioned that he has experienced several runaways where he had to catch up to the rogue mules and attached wagons. What separates this wagon train from other companies is this component of historical accuracy and a “go all the way or don’t go at all” attitude that has been pulling in adventure lovers and American history fans from big cities, rural towns, and other countries alike to ride with Kern. As part of the adventure, wagon goers will be dressed in period clothing that reflects the lifestyles of the time.Īlong with the cotton canvas tents that will be staked into the ground and the washboards that they will be using to wash their linens and clothing, the group of twenty-five or so travelers will be fully indulging themselves about as far as you can get into a time machine where wooden spoke wagons are the best form of long term transportation. The combination of these two trails along with each participant’s dedication to historical accuracy, even concerning clothing, food, and bathing will make this journey newly historic for different reasons then when it was originally traveled in the 1800’s. The Wagon Train at Independence Rock, a key landmark for pioneers as they made their way across the American frontier. ![]() Kern says it will be the the first organized wagon train to go coast to coast across the U.S.A. The dates for this trip have not yet been announced. The next leg of the trail will start in Beatrice, Nebraska and go to Fort Hall, Idaho, following the Oregon Trail. This wagon train vacation trail ride is scheduled to begin Maand finish on July 1, 2012. This year he would like to begin a trail that goes from Benson, North Carolina to Beatrice, Nebraska following the Trail of Tears, a forced migration in 1838 of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee Creek, and Seminole Nations. The Wagon Train crosses the Green River, the chief tributary of the Colorado River. Wagon train on a barge crossing the Mississippi River. He has followed the Mormon Wagon Train route, Cherokee Trail, and countless others. Kern has traversed the country for the past few decades and has been on trails where he camped near the Laramie River and even had the wagons hitch a ride on the Dorena-Hickman Ferry, one of the last riverboat ferries to cross the Mississippi River. After a few minutes into the conversation, it became clear to me that these friends share a deep passion for educating and sharing their great knowledge with anyone who is interested. When I first got on the phone with Ben Kern and main Dutch oven cook Lefty Olsen, I was slightly intimidated by their vast amount of knowledge of American history and the West. ![]() Hall on the Goodale Cutoff, an Oregon Trail shortcut. In the 1800s, travelers headed toward Fort Boise would often take the Goodale Cutoff. This man has navigated a variety of trails that crisscross the country in the past decade with groups of people who are just as dedicated to preserving the authenticity and historical accuracy as he is and are just as excited about it.īen Kern leads the wagon train leaving Ft. ![]() Yet, how often when you think of a road-trip do you think of people in Civil War era clothing in wooden wagons pulled by a team of mules traveling through rivers, around canyons, and over thousands of miles unpaved wilderness? Not the type of road-trip you had in mind? Well, now imagine you were Trail Master Ben Kern. Road-trips have always been a classic American experience. Longtime Wagon Master Ben Kern plans an epic wagon train ride across the USA. ![]()
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