A log on rivers and lakes
Following scenic byways and highways across the country from Oregon to Ohio and back, I drove along and across more than two dozen rivers and lakes – from the Columbia River where I live now, to the Auglaize River where I grew up. The following is a log of the rivers and lakes I visited on my road trip. I interacted with each of them except the Mississippi River, which I crossed over but did not stop to visit.
May 17, Oregon
Columbia River
Minam River
May 18, Oregon
Wallowa Lake
Little Sheep Creek
Imnaha River
Lower Imnaha River
Eagle Creek
Snake River
May 19, Idaho
Snake River
Boise River
May 19, Utah
Weber River
May 21, Nebraska
Missouri River
May 22, Illinois
Mississippi River
May 24, Ohio
Auglaize River
May 26, Ohio
Auglaize River
May 27, Michigan
North Chain of Lakes (Craig, Morrison, Randall, North, Cemetery, South, and Messenger lakes)
Randall Lake
North Lake
May 28, Michigan
Lake Michigan
May 28, Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
May 29, North Dakota
Sweetbriar Lake
May 30, North Dakota
Little Missouri River
May 30, Montana
Yellowstone River
May 31, Montana
Clark Fork River
May 31, Idaho
Lake Coeur d’Alene
June 1, Washington and Oregon
Columbia River
This road trip reflection includes and continues with the following:
- Road Trip 2019 Part I: Follow the rivers and red-rutted roads
- Road Trip 2019 Part II: Ohio-bound weather and wayfinding
- Road Trip 2019 Part III: Oregon-bound weather and wayfinding
- Road Trip 2019 Part IV: Going home again
- Road Trip 2019 Part V: Purpose and discovery
- Road Trip 2019 Part VI: A log on rivers and lakes
∞
Composed in December 2019 and early January 2020 – seven months after my dog Dixie and I took a road trip in mid-to-late-May across the United States from Oregon to Ohio and back. I visited the childhood home where I grew up and had not seen in 40 years. Photos by me, except where noted.