In them thar hills we found riches indeed. Spent the night at a camp called Ochoco Divide, at about 4,700 feet, and this morning it was cool enough that a…

Heading back north now, I wanted to linger in the countryside a bit before it began to be urbanized. I had about 390 miles to go to my next hotel,…

My peregrinations around the county came finally to the main story. Three cemeteries and one Mennonite farmstead later, I understand a little more of my own story too. My mother’s…