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Oregon National Historic TrailShortcuts like the Lander Road in western Wyoming sometimes saved hundreds of miles on the emigrant trail to Oregon.
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Oregon National Historic Trail
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Blue Mountain Crossing near La Grande, Oregon  

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After a long and arduous late summer climb up the Blue Mountians of eastern Oregon, wagon train emigrants headed for Oregon in the 1840s-1860s were rewarded with a walk in the cool shade of its coniferous forest.
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Last Updated: July 27, 2006 at 10:16 EST