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OCTA Northwest Chapter
Covering Washington and Oregon
Northwest Chapter News
Saturday, March 13 United Methodist Church 18955 South End Road, Oregon City
Officers and Directors for the next year
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Northwest Chapter Resources
Some chapter members have provided pictures of favorite regional trail spots. For more information about the area shown in a specific picture.
Many of our members are available to speak to your group or organization about the Oregon Trail and other points of historical interests in the Northwest.
Northwest Trails is the newsletter for the Northwest Chapter. It is published quarterly (January, April, July, October) in electronic and print versions.
The Northwest Chapter of the Oregon-California Trails Association is dedicated to preserving the historic emigrant trails in Oregon and Washington.
Since 2000, the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center has honored individuals that have made significant contributions to trail history. |
Exploring Antelope Ridge
Stafford Hazelett provided pictures of the Antelope Ridge area of the trail near La Grande, Oregon.
This picture is the most visible segment of the trail. We had access to the fence but the trail clearly continues on over the hill, going south, the opposite direction of the wagons. Two of the swale braids are visible in the photo. |
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This photo is the view from the fence line with the Oregon Trail falling away below my feet. In the middle distance is the town of LaGrande. Interstate 84 is highlighted in red. For those traveling from west to east, the road turns south in this area, so the photo view is looking north toward the freeway and the town, and the drivers looking south as they travel toward Ladd Canyon and the National Oregon Trail Interpretive Center will see wind towers identifying the valley where the Oregon Trail corridor and a long segment of Class 1 ruts are. |
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