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Oregon Trail. The Oregon Trail was a 2,170-mile (3,490 km) [1] east–west, large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail in the United States that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon Territory. The eastern part of the Oregon Trail spanned part of what is now the state of Kansas and nearly all of what are now the states of Nebraska ...
Oregon Trail pioneer Ezra Meeker erected this boulder near Pacific Springs on Wyoming's South Pass in 1906. [1] The historic 2,170-mile (3,490 km) [2] Oregon Trail connected various towns along the Missouri River to Oregon's Willamette Valley. It was used during the 19th century by Great Plains pioneers who were seeking fertile land in the West ...
The Olduvai Gorge or Oldupai Gorge in Tanzania is one of the most important paleoanthropological localities in the world; the many sites exposed by the gorge have proven invaluable in furthering understanding of early human evolution. A steep-sided ravine in the Great Rift Valley that stretches across East Africa, it is about 48 km long, and is ...
Zach Urness, Salem Statesman Journal. June 12, 2024 at 3:16 PM. A trail runner was stalked by a cougar on the Angel’s Rest Trail in the Columbia Gorge on Tuesday, and officials are warning ...
Ironbridge Gorge. / 52.62639°N 2.47278°W / 52.62639; -2.47278. The Ironbridge Gorge is a deep gorge, containing the River Severn in Shropshire, England. It was first formed by a glacial overflow from the long drained away Lake Lapworth, at the end of the last ice age. The deep exposure of the rocks cut through by the gorge exposed ...
Apr. 5—The profound astonishment that accompanied my initial encounter with the Rio Grande Gorge has yet to diminish on subsequent viewings of the gaping crevice that slices 800 feet deep into ...
The area is known for its high concentration of waterfalls, with over 90 on the Oregon side of the gorge alone. [2] Many are along the Historic Columbia River Highway, including the notable 620-foot-high (190 m) Multnomah Falls. Trails and day use sites are maintained by the Forest Service and many Oregon and Washington state parks.
Also aid climbing grade. The technical difficulty grading system for aid climbing (both for "original" and an adapted version for "new wave"), which goes: A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and up to A6 (for "new wave"). See C-grade. Abalakov thread Abalakov thread Also V-thread. A type of anchor used in abseiling especially in winter and in ice climbing. ABD Also assisted braking device. A term used to ...