ˈæftɚɹ ɛŋkˈaʊntɚɹɪŋ dˈɪfɪkˌʌltiz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ɹˈʌnɪŋ lˈoʊ ˌɔn fˈuːd səplˈaɪz, hˌævɪŋ tə lˈoʊɚ ðə wˈæɡənz dˌaʊn ɐ stˈiːp ɪŋklˈaɪn wɪð ɹˈoʊps, ænd fˈoːɹdɪŋ ðə wˈaɪt ɹˈɪvɚ mˌʌltɪpəl tˈaɪmz, ðə wˈæɡən tɹˈeɪn mˌeɪd ɪts wˈeɪ dˌaʊn ðə wˈɛstɚn slˈoʊps ʌvðə kɐskˈeɪd mˈaʊntɪnz.
After encountering difficulties such as running low on food supplies, having to lower the wagons down a steep incline with ropes, and fording the White River multiple times, the wagon train made its way down the western slopes of the Cascade Mountains.