Because Lake Oahe inundated much of the Missouri River for 180 miles up to Bismarck, North Dakota, some of Lewis and Clark’s hiking trails and campsites were now underwater. Yet overall was a wonderful feeling of having the long Missouri as my travel companion. I was the driver, glancing at maps and following road signs; the river was my tour guide, speaking to me with changing sounds, colors and curves.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Mighty Missouri: River or Reservoir
Because Lake Oahe inundated much of the Missouri River for 180 miles up to Bismarck, North Dakota, some of Lewis and Clark’s hiking trails and campsites were now underwater. Yet overall was a wonderful feeling of having the long Missouri as my travel companion. I was the driver, glancing at maps and following road signs; the river was my tour guide, speaking to me with changing sounds, colors and curves.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Great Plains
As I headed up the highway, cars and people were as few and far between as the trees. A feeling crept over me, something like loneliness; not a bad feeling, but an awareness of being alone in an immense, quiet space. I’d felt similar sensations before because I’d been by myself in other wide open spaces, but this was different. Different as the Great Plains are from anywhere else. Just being on this limitless land felt like a privilege.
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