Road Trip!
Tuesday, July 10, 2003
This morning is MUCH cooler. It look like
it actually might have rained a little overnight. Anyway, we're on
the road 
enjoying the scenery
. It didn't take too long to get to Billings 
from where we spent the night in Columbus. Us westerners find
coal fired power plants 
to be quite the curiosity. An accidental find this morning
was Pompey's Pillar 
, a spot visited by Lewis and Clark on their return from Oregon in
1806. Clark carved his name into the soft sandstone cliff 
, leaving the only remaining evidence of the expedition. We
were greeted by some of the local 
population.
It's been raining so picture taking is almost out
of the question. Here is a panoramic view from the top of Pompey's Point composed
of 4 different pictures
. The rock itself is fairly impressive 
besides its historic significance. This plaque
can be found at the base of the pillar and here
is the car
from about half
way up. We just crossed into North Dakota! 
We just rolled into Bismark. Too late to go into detail. Here are our pictures
from Theodore Roosevelt Nation Park 
in western North Dakota. Click on the pictures below to see a larger
version...
. It didn't take too long to get to Billings 
from where we spent the night in Columbus. Us westerners find
coal fired power plants 
to be quite the curiosity. An accidental find this morning
was Pompey's Pillar 
, a spot visited by Lewis and Clark on their return from Oregon in
1806. Clark carved his name into the soft sandstone cliff 
, leaving the only remaining evidence of the expedition. We
were greeted by some of the local 
population.
. The rock itself is fairly impressive 
besides its historic significance. This plaque
can be found at the base of the pillar and here
is the car
from about half
way up. We just crossed into North Dakota! 
in western North Dakota. Click on the pictures below to see a larger
version...
