California or Bust : An Epic Trek Across the California Emigrant Trail

A conservative figure for the number of deaths from disease for the years 1842 to 1859 for the California Trail would be 20,000 for the entire 2000 miles or an average of 10 graves to each mile. :eek: Maybe they ate too much horse meat lasagna? :crazyeyes:
 
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It's amazing to think that even back in the day, emigrants weren't without technology to help them along. For a highway without signs, here's a few pics of some old school tech - the original prairie schooner odometer...

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Eddie you never cease to amaze me. Great find and thank you for teaching me something new everyday.

R/
Will


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wayoflife said:
It's amazing to think that even back in the day, emigrants weren't without technology to help them along. For a highway without signs, here's a few pics of some old school tech - the original prairie schooner odometer...

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Here's a video clip of how it worked...


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And everybody thought we got our modern technology from alien spacecrafts stored at Area 51! Psssht
 
mcpuck said:
A conservative figure for the number of deaths from disease for the years 1842 to 1859 for the California Trail would be 20,000 for the entire 2000 miles or an average of 10 graves to each mile. :eek: Maybe they ate too much horse meat lasagna? :crazyeyes:
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that's amazing.
 
wayoflife said:
It's amazing to think that even back in the day, emigrants weren't without technology to help them along. For a highway without signs, here's a few pics of some old school tech - the original prairie schooner odometer...

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Here's a video clip of how it worked...


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This is good stuff!! love the engineering.
 
So the time has come to actually plan meeting up! :wings: For those coming from SoCal and are interested, we will be meeting next Friday 5/30, at Bravos in Victorville at 1:30PM for the drive to Vegas. :thumb: Please post up if you are planning on meeting us there so we know who all is coming. :clap2:
 
mcpuck said:
So the time has come to actually plan meeting up! :wings: For those coming from SoCal and are interested, we will be meeting next Friday 5/30, at Bravos in Victorville at 1:30PM for the drive to Vegas. :thumb: Please post up if you are planning on meeting us there so we know who all is coming. :clap2:
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I will meet you Vegas at the hotel. I'm going out earlier.
Thanks.


BTW: I have a propane 12,000 btu stove and large pot. Would that help in any of the cooking? I'll bring if you want it, let me know.
 
mcpuck said:
So the time has come to actually plan meeting up! :wings: For those coming from SoCal and are interested, we will be meeting next Friday 5/30, at Bravos in Victorville at 1:30PM for the drive to Vegas. :thumb: Please post up if you are planning on meeting us there so we know who all is coming. :clap2:
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I'm in. Sure you don't want to roll earlier given memorial weekend traffic into Vegas?
 
mcpuck said:
So the time has come to actually plan meeting up! :wings: For those coming from SoCal and are interested, we will be meeting next Friday 5/30, at Bravos in Victorville at 1:30PM for the drive to Vegas. :thumb: Please post up if you are planning on meeting us there so we know who all is coming. :clap2:
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You know we're in! Can't wait.
 
What time you planning to be in Vegas? Looks like I may have to be there for work that day.
 
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