People wanted to go west and settle there. Some went west to get rich, by usually finding gold.
Beacuse it went to Oregon. But many trails branched off to other places.
people moved because they wanted to search for gold. they also wanted religous freedom and a better life.
Yes many times the dust got wet and turned into mud which the pioneers had to travel through slowing them down.
Many rivers and mercilous mountain trails were some of the hazzards on the Oregon trail.