California Trail

This group was composed of immigrants from Europe, and were a variety of men and women, young and old. Unfortunately for these people, their journey would prove to be a lot more deadly. As poor immigrants, they did not have the resources that the first group had to make the expedition. Their travel, spanning from July 22nd, 1856, to November 9th, 1856, was met with a cruel winter that killed many of their travelers. Those following the California Trail were going to the Pacific coast, moving to mining towns in hopes of finding gold. The California Trail starts in many different places for different groups. James Bennet, for example, left with a group from New Harmony, Indiana in April of 1850. Another westward settler, Thomas Turnbull, left from Chicago, Illinois. Even citizens from Ohio, like William H. Woodhams, were looking for new opportunities in California. Each of these California Trail groups had their own issues, mainly being the lack of resources. Bennet recounts that it was “...utterly impossible to by feed of any kind for the cattle and they habe to subsist entirely on grass, which is very short,”. Turnbull and Woodhams recount how their animals would get sick because the land they were traveling across was potent with…

Ahmet Cevher Sancaktutar Arthur Easlon World History date George Donner was born in North Carolina in March 7th 1784.George Donner had three brothers and three sisters altogether He lived in Kentucky. Later he moved to Sangamon County, Illinois. In hopes of a new life, Donner wanted to move to California. In April, 1846 Donner , Tamsen (his third wife) and his five daughters, later, his brother, Jacob Donner, Elizabeth ( Jacob Donner’s wife) and their seven child also joined. James Reed was the…

TITLE Anza-Borrego Exploration: A Guide to Camping in the Desert LEAD PARAGRAPH When you think of camping, do you typically envision tents, grass, oak trees and bears (oh my!)? After spending the weekend camping in the vast Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, my notion of camping expanded tremendously. Let me set the stage by laying out just a few of the splendors you’re likely to encounter on the trail: sand, wild flowers, palm trees, and, if you’re lucky, big horn sheep! If you stay the night,…

Driving though the small rural town of Wildomar, California, plenty of cars and motorcycles are regularly speeding down the streets. What you will likely not observe is a person riding a bike. Not unlike many cities in the region, automobiles are the transportation of choice. Driving a car is generally more time efficient, comfortable and you can haul more people and items at one time. The negative aspects to so many people choosing automobiles as the only form of transportation for…

It has come to the point that we must decide on which trail we are to take and what our destination is. Between these three, the Oregon, California, and Santa Fe, it would be most wise to chose the California Trail. There is a fair share of challenges and benefits of this trail. One of these benefits would the the length. However, if we leave at the perfect time, this trail could be as short as 3 months. Also, once arriving at California there would be opportunity to make a living by selling…

offers many adventures, but some people might choose to go somewhere else like California. After all, in California one can go to Disneyland, Los Angeles or San Francisco. California, however, is quite expensive. The hotels and condos are almost double the price of Oregon hotels. Oregon condos or hotels are way cheaper, and they are of the same value. Oregon also has incredible sights to see and delightful things to do. Some of those things include exploring the beach, or touring lighthouses.…

I planned to go as deep into the park as I possibly can. The ultimate goal was to find a road that connects to the other entrance of the Griffith Park through the Western Los Feliz, which is near the Greek Theatre. The first entrance, the one I frequently go to, is in the busy intersection of Los Feliz and Riverside. As usual, I listened to my music and walked half a mile to the entrance of the park. What I like about Griffith Park is its shady hiking trails and roads. Since most of its roads…

2.a. . More than any other state, California's coastal zone management program has gotten involved in aesthetics. Summarize this effort The Management success in California coastal is credited and attributable to the teamwork and dedication of the locals, state, nongovernmental organizations, federal agencies, and private interests who made studies, regulation, policy making, development, monitoring of coastal resources, planning, restoration, management, and acquisition. While the efforts and…

The Santa Fe Trail was an 800 mile Trail from Independence, Missouri to Santa Fe, in New Mexico. The travel along this trail began in 1821 and continued until 1860 where the railroad took over control of the trade; under the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. It traversed what was called the Great American Desert. This was named as such because of the expanse of dry, arid terrain viewed as inhospitable to the nineteenth century contemporaries, and unsuitable for settlement and expansion.…

Independence (Missouri) was the jumping-off point for the Santa Fe and Oregon trails. The town includes several historic buildings, monuments and Independence Spring. As the place of convergence of early routes from the Mississippi Valley, this square was the last significant point of supply until the mid-1840s, when Westport also became an outfitting town. When I visited Independence in 1846, I found, "a great Babel of African slaves, indolent dark-skinned Spaniards, profane and dust-laden…