News Release

Park Ranger Eric Graves to Present “Wheel, Legs, and Sail” at Scotts Bluff National Monument

Park Ranger Eric Graves

NPS/Eric Grunwald

News Release Date: July 22, 2024

Contact: Eric Grunwald, 308-436-9718

Contact: Justin Cawiezel, 308-436-9717

One wheel, two legs, and a literal prairie schooner. Emigrants were very creative when it came to their transportation. They cobbled together whatever they could get their hands on for this life-altering quest. Join Park Ranger Eric Graves on Friday, August 2^nd at 7:00 PM for this FREE program at the wagons on the Oregon Trail Pathway (just to the west of the Scotts Bluff National Monument Visitor Center) to hear about the different ways emigrants traveled, and attempted to travel, from the Missouri River to the Pacific Coast. In the event of inclement weather, the program will be moved to inside the visitor center theater.