Last month there was a pre-release screening of this movie in Salem. I wanted to go, but had to work. I probably wouldn't have seen this movie if the Meek Cut-off hadn't been part of my family history. In 1845 my great, great grandmother was eleven years old and crossing the plains to Oregon with her family. They were part of the wagon train that followed Stephen Meek into what is now eastern Oregon and wandered lost for several weeks before being rescued. It's an interesting story, so I was interested in the movie.
Well....tonight I bought a ticket and watched. It wasn't what I expected, but it did drive home just how stark the journey on the Oregon Trail must have been at times.
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