About this episode
Feliks Banel's guest on this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY is Casey Taylor, Park Ranger at the Bureau of Land Management's National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center near Baker City, Oregon.
The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center is a 500-acre site with a museum and hiking trails, and public programs offered year-round. The site is operated by the Bureau of Land Management, and includes portions of land where wagons carried Oregon Trail travelers from the mid to late 19th century - with wagon ruts still visible in many places on the landscape. Park Ranger Casey Taylor grew up in nearby Baker City, and clearly relishes his role helping share the thousands of years of history readily accessible within the museum and out on the trails.
CASCADE OF HISTORY spoke with the BLM's Casey Taylor on Friday, March 6, 2026.
National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center website:
https://www.blm.gov/learn/interpretive-centers/national-historic-oregon-trail-interpretive-center
Baker City, Oregon's website:
https://www.bakercity.com/
National Park Service "Auto Tour Route Interpretive Guides: Oregon Trail":
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/auto-tour-route-interpretive-guides-oregon-trail.htm
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