Further North

We continued North making our way into Oregon. As we got nearer to the Idaho border, we wandered into Rome Station. In the 1850’s, William F. Stine discovered nearby geologic formations that he believed were reminiscent of the ruined temples in Rome Italy. Understandably he named the formations the Pillars of Rome. While we only caught a glimpse of the formations by taking the Equinox on a side road off Hwy 95, we did score a find.

Just a bit up the road we were able to find the grave of Jean Baptiste Charbonneau. Charbonneau it turns out was the youngest member of the Lewis and Clark expedition. The son of none other than Sacagawea, as a newborn infant, he was carried on her back through the famous trek from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean in 1804. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark referred to him as “Pomp” which gave the name to Pompey’s Pillar, a National Monument we have visited. It was great fun to visit this on our journey.

Talk to you soon.