Acknowledgments	p. ix
Foreword	p. x
How to Use This Book	p. xi
Suggested Trip	p. xi
When to Go	p. xvi
How to Travel	p. xvi
Where to Stay; What to Eat	p. xviii
What to Pack	p. xix
Traveling with Kids	p. xix
Touring with a Group--Or on Your Own?	p. xx
What to Read	p. xxi
Tending the Trail	p. xxi
State Tourism Offices	p. xxiii
State Parks Departments	p. xxiv
Is This Book Out of Date?	p. xxv
Map Legend	p. xxv
The Oregon Trail: A Brief History and Overview	p. 1
Bold Beginnings: Missouri and Kansas	p. 5
St. Louis, Missouri, and the Gateway Arch	p. 5
Arrow Rock	p. 9
Independence, Missouri	p. 11
Kansas City and Westport	p. 15
Lawrence and Topeka	p. 20
St. Marys	p. 25
Red Vermillion River Crossing	p. 25
Alcove Spring	p. 30
Hollenberg Ranch	p. 34
Lodging	p. 36
Camping	p. 38
Restaurants	p. 39
The Platte River Road: Nebraska	p. 43
Rock Creek Station	p. 43
Fort Kearny	p. 49
Gothenburg Area	p. 55
O'Fallon's Bluff	p. 57
California Hill	p. 60
Windlass Hill and Ash Hollow	p. 62
Courthouse Rock and Jail Rock	p. 65
Chimney Rock	p. 69
Scotts Bluff National Monument	p. 72
Lodging	p. 78
Camping	p. 80
Restaurants	p. 82
Halfway to Heaven: Wyoming	p. 85
Fort Laramie	p. 85
Register Cliff and the Guernsey Ruts	p. 88
Ayres Natural Bridge	p. 92
Casper	p. 93
Bessemer Bend and the Red Buttes	p. 98
Independence Rock	p. 103
South Pass	p. 111
Fort Bridger	p. 116
Lodging	p. 120
Camping	p. 122
Restaurants	p. 124
Tough Going: Idaho	p. 127
Clover Creek and Soda Springs	p. 127
Fort Hall	p. 131
Massacre Rocks	p. 134
Rock Creek Stage Station	p. 137
Thousand Springs	p. 142
Three Island Crossing	p. 146
Bonneville Point	p. 149
Fort Boise	p. 150
Lodging	p. 154
Camping	p. 157
Restaurants	p. 159
Trail's End: Oregon	p. 163
The Malheur Valley	p. 163
Farewell Bend	p. 166
Flagstaff Hill	p. 168
The Blue Mountains	p. 171
The Native Perspective	p. 176
The Columbia Plateau	p. 180
The Dalles	p. 181
Down the Columbia	p. 182
The Barlow Road	p. 187
Oregon City	p. 193
Lodging	p. 199
Camping	p. 202
Restaurants	p. 204
Index	p. 208
About the Author	p. 214
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