Roadtripping Through the Heartland – Part 2
After leaving Sitting Bull’s gravesite, I continued traveling south on Route 83 towards Pierre, SD. This road closely parallels the 100th longitudinal meridian. This line marks a major change in climate and terrain. East of this north-south line, there’s...
Roadtripping Through the Heartland – Part 1
Once I unhitched myself from following the Lewis and Clark Trail, I was free to choose routes and destinations that seemed interesting. I had about 15 days to work my way back home. When making my route decision back in Montana, I identified two places that I...
Getting On and Off the Lewis and Clark Trail
When I finished following the Oregon Trail, it was my plan to work my way back east following the Lewis and Clark Trail. The number of historic places along the Oregon Trail were abundant and had consumed me for the prior 3 weeks. I had seen so much where hundreds...
Ending My Oregon Trail Journey at Pendleton
Once the pioneers got well into Oregon, they kept going north to the Columbia River. Water sources were more reliable on this route and it was easier to cross the Cascades near the river. When they got near present day Portland, they proceeded south to settle in the...
Oregon at Last!
Once the Oregon Trail pioneers left the Snake River they were technically in the Oregon Territory. But this was the not the part of Oregon where they wanted to be. Western Oregon is a semi-arid high plains. The pioneers wanted to get over the Cascades and into the...About J. Dawg
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