Searching for the lost wagon train of 1845! Part 1

Grumpy and I go on an adventure to retrace the path of the lost wagon train. This specific route was an offshoot of the Oregon Trail that was know as the Meeks Cutoff Trail. This expedition was doomed from the start and many of the members died along the way. We started by finding the last known part of the trial at a gravesite hidden in the desert, then try to follow it's path west towards the Cascade Mountains

[marxxs]

Great as Always. Love the banter with Grumpy seems real likable. Them hands have seen some work, both of you.
Can't wait f/part 2.

[marcogarcia]

Casey, you have become entertainment for today; Hollywood is history. I learn how to drive in snow, and how to get out of traps...And entertaining to boot.

[davidclemens]

Grumpy says keep the wife happy. Sounds like a plan. Thanks for another bit of History.

[waylandwest]

When we went to Baker my uncle was showing us the old trail. Very interesting. The old trail I thought was an old canal at first. Neat to see and walk on. Ruts were deep.

[mikemiller]

This awesome, I'm glad you and Grumpy are finally able to do this. I also enjoyed the jeep jumping story

[richardelliott]

That Meeks cutoff story is very similar to the cutoff story that got the Donner party in trouble. Taking a storied but unsubstantiated short cut that they had to abandon and it cost them critical time and supplies needed to get over the mountains before the winter snows blocked the trail. Forcing them to pass the winter in a remote area with inadequate supplies. Giving a whole new meaning to " wow honey you sure look good today". Not funny but... 🤣🤣🤣

Nice job Casey and Grumpy filling a gap in our Old West history!

[joedirtnorcal]

History is always a good thing I love watching recoveries and this is a cool Avenue to watch also

[drandisol]

Stephen Meek died in Etna, CA in 1889, so he must have escaped indeed.

[clydesenger]

I do not remember hearing about that bit of history. Have a number of ancestors who came to Oregon and California before 1854 and some we do not know when or how they came. The earliest I know of were the Michaels of Brownsville OR who I believe came in 1847. Will eagerly await your next presentation.

[weshawkins]

Excellent history lesson. I was reading that book on that expedition. East of you they supposedly found gold but were never able to find it again. Good place to swing a metal detector.

[williamlloyd]

Totally appreciate your video content! Great slices of life with no BS.
PS - Just ordered - The Meek Cutoff. After watching my kids play the Oregon Trail electronic games, I thought it would be great to read about some actual events.

[CaseysOffRoadRecovery]

I know a few things about wagon trains....lol great video series on the Wagons

[bohhica]

This is AWESOME ! Love this stuff. Great videos.👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[walthanas]

Cool! I was looking forward to this video already!

Everyone should have a wife like that: repairing *your* windshield! Impressive! :-)

Bummer about the damage of the Jeep, but I hope that the fun from the jumping was worth it! ;-P

Cool to hear that the trail went across both of your properties! Lots of fun facts in this video! I already look forward to part 2!

[johnmccaughan]

Now that was fun. Keep up the good work.

[invisibilianone]

I know a few who are related, to some of the names you mentioned.
One or two might make good fill for empty holes along the trail you are exploring...lol
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Fun explorations you are doing, thanks for sharing

[dab]

This is very interesting. Great video. We found some of what we believe are wagon tracks carved into some rock over east of Burns that might just be part of a trail in your book. Heck, they aren't really hidden so they may even be photographed in your book. Fun stuff anyway.

[periwinkle-dragonfly]

This is so interesting, Casey!! Thank you for sharing it with us! I have read a good amount on the Oregon Trail in the past and this brings back all the memories and excitement of those times. Please keep doing occasional videos on exploring. My husband and I use to do this kind of thing when we had our CJ7 in Arizona and Utah. Just love watching this and you are so informative and fun to watch!

[PaulWootenwrfcustomsdiecast]

thanks for sharing I love history and love seeing different landscapes of our country I live in middle Tennessee it's a totally different world than the northwest

[rackman]

This is so cool love this kind of stuff good job Casey and Grumpy 👍