Life on the Oregon Trail | Sleep Story

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A road that moves at the pace of an ox, beneath a sky so wide that the landmarks ahead seem to stay in place for days.

A long, slow one. There's no ending you need to reach, and nothing you'll miss if you drift off partway.

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Tonight: a covered wagon journey west along the Oregon Trail. The shallow waters of the Platte, prairie grass moving in the wind, oxen pulling slowly through the dust, buffalo-chip fires, river crossings, Ash Hollow, Chimney Rock and Scotts Bluff.

Along the way, we'll settle into the ordinary rhythm of trail life — walking beside the wagons, cooking simple meals, tending animals, repairing wheels and making camp beneath a very large sky.

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If these evenings have become part of how you end the day, follow along so the next one finds you. A rating or a few words, whenever you happen to, is how the next tired person finds their way to a place like this.

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Sleep well, friend.

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