David Fitz-Gerald
Waypoints
Here's a list of the landmarks encountered, day by day, in Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail. PD = Present Day. Laying by = a second day in the same place, usually on Sundays.
A Grave Every Mile
April 13 - Independence Square, Independence, Missouri
April 14 - Santa Fe Park
April 15 - Blue River
April 16 - Lone Elm
April 17 - Captain Creek
April 18 - Blue Mound, Wakarusa River
April 19 - Big Springs
April 20 - Kansas River, aka Kaw River at PD Topeka, Kansas
April 21 - Laying by
April 22 - Cross Creek at PD Rossville, Kansas
April 23 - Vermillion River at Wamego, Kansas
April 24 - Scott Spring at PD Westmoreland, Kansas
April 25 - Black Vermillion River at PD Bigelow, Kansas
April 26 - Big Blue River, Alcove Spring
April 27 - Cottonwood Creek, at future site of Hollenberg Pony Express Station
April 28 - Laying by
April 29 - Rock Creek, at future site of Rock Creek Pony Express Station
April 30 - Fremont Springs, Big Sandy Creek
May 1 - Little Blue River at PD Hebron, Nebraska
May 2 - The Narrows of the Little Blue River, Little Blue River at PD Oak, Nebraska
May 3 - Little Blue River at PD Manna, Nebraska
May 4 - Little Blue River at PD Ayr, Nebraska
Lighten the Load
May 5 - Laying by, Little Blue River at PD Ayr, Nebraska
May 6 - Sand Hills, PD Kenesaw, Nebraska
May 7 - Fort Kearny, South Platte River
May 8 - South Platte River
May 9 - South Platte River at Plum Creek
May 10 - South Platte River
May 11 - South Platte River at future site of Fort McPherson
May 12 - Laying by
May 13 - South Platte River, O'Fallon's Bluff
May 14 - South Platte River
May 15 - South Platte River
May 16 - South Platte River
May 17 - South Platte River
May 18 - South Platte River at PD Brulé, Nebraska
May 19 - Laying by
May 20 - California Hill, Windlass Hill, Ash Hollow, North Platte River
May 21 - North Platte River
May 22 - North Platte River at Quicksand Creek
May 23 - North Platte River
May 24 - Chimney Rock, North Platte River
May 25 - Scotts Bluff, Robidoux Pass, North Platte River
May 26 - Laing by
May 27 - Sandhills, Little Creek
May 28 - Horse Creek, North Platte River
May 29 - Old Ford, Laramie River, PD Wyoming
May 30 - Laramie River, Fort Laramie
May 31 - Laying by
June 1 - Mexican Hill, Register Cliffs, North Platte River at PD Guernsey
June 2 - Laying by
June 3 - Sawmill Canyon, Cottonwood Creek
June 4 - Horseshoe Creek
June 5 - La Bonte Creek
June 6 - La Prele Creek
June 7 - Deer Creek, North Platte River at PD Glenrock
June 8 - Red Buttes, North Platte River at PD Casper
June 9 - Laying by
June 10 - Laying by
Stay with the Wagons
June 11 - Emigrant Gap, Poison Spider Creek
June 12 - Prospect Hill, Willow Spring
June 13 - Saleratus Lake, Independence Rock, Sweetwater River
June 14 - Laying by
June 15 - Devil's Gate, Sweetwater River
June 16 - Laying by
June 17 - Split Rock, Sweetwater River
June 18 - Sweetwater River
June 19 - Sweetwater River
June 20 - Three Crossings, Sweetwater River
June 21 - Wind River Mountains, Ice Slough, Sweetwater River
June 22 - Sweetwater River
June 23 - Laying by
June 24 - Strawberry River
June 25 - South Pass, Continental Divide, Pacific Springs
June 26 - Dry Sandy River crossing, Little Sandy River
June 27 - Big Sandy Creek
June 28 - Big Sandy Creek
June 29 - Birthing Stone, White Mountain Petroglyphs, Green River
June 30 - Laying by
July 1 - Hams Fork, Blacks Fork
July 2 - Castle Rock, Blacks Fork
July 3 - Black River, Fort Bridger
July 4 - Laying by
July 5 - Laying by
July 6 - Muddy Creek
July 7 - Laying by
July 8 - Little Muddy
July 9 - Little Muddy
July 10 - Elk Mountain, North Bridger Creek
July 11 - Bear River
July 12 - Smiths Fork on the Bear River, PD Cokeville, Wyoming
July 13 - Thomas Fork on the Bear River, PD border between Idaho and Wyoming
July 14 - Laying by
July 15 - Sheep Creek, Big Hill
July 16 - Sheep Creek, Big Hill
July 17 - Big Hill
July 18 - Clover Creek, now known as Montpelier Creek
July 19 - PD Bennington, Idaho
July 20 - Georgetown Creek
July 21 - Laying by
Snarling Wolf
July 22 - Diamond Gulch
July 23 - Soda Springs, Bear River
July 24 - Lava Hot Spring
July 25 - Twentyfour Mile Creek at PD Chesterfield, Idaho
July 26 - Portneuf River at PD Falner Ranch
July 27 - Ross Fork
July 28 - Laying by
July 29 - The Narrows, Ross Fork at South Fork
July 30 - Ross Fork at Fort Hall
July 31 - Laying by
August 1 - Snake River
August 2 - Snake River
August 3 - American Falls, Snake River
August 4 - Laying by
August 5 - Snake River at future site of Massacre Rocks
August 6 - Snake River at Tule Island
August 7 - Parting with California Trail, Raft River
August 8 -
August 9 - Marsh Creek
August 10 - Snake River at Duck Creek, PD Springdale, Idaho
August 11 - Laying by
August 12 - PD Burley, Idaho
August 13 - Snake River at Bass Point
August 14 - Cauldron Linn, aka Caldron Linn, Snake River
August 15 - Rock Creek
August 16 - Twin Falls
August 17 - Rock Creek
August 18 - Laying by
August 19 - Thousand Islands, Snake River
August 20 - Thousand Springs, Snake River
August 21 -
August 22 - Snake River at PD Glenns Ferry
August 23 - Three Island Crossing, Snake River
August 24 - Cold Spring Creek
August 25 - Laying by
August 26 - Hot Springs Creek
August 27 - Rattlesnake Creek
August 28 - Canyon Creek
August 29 - Ditto Creek
August 30 - Slater Creek
August 31 - Blacks Creek
September 1 - Laying by
September 2 - Bonneyville Point
September 3 - Boise River at PD Boise, Idaho
September 4 - Boise River at Eagle Island
September 5 - Boise River
September 6 - Boise River at PD Caldwell, Idaho
September 7 - Boise River at PD Notus, Idaho
Rolling Home
September 8 - Laying by
September 9 - Boise River at PD Parma, Idaho
September 10 - Fort Boise, Boise River, Snake River PD border between Idaho and Oregon
September 11 - Keeney Pass
September 12 - Meek's Cutoff, Malheur River at PD Vale, Oregon
September 13 - Alkali Flats, Alkali Springs
September 14 - Farewell Bend, Snake River
September 15 - Laying by
September 16 - Lost Dutchman's Campground
September 17 - Durkee Creek
September 18 - Powder River at PD Baker City, Oregon
September 19 - Powder River at PD North Powder, Oregon
September 20 - Ladd Creek
September 21 - Grande Ronde at PD La Grande, Oregon
September 22 - Laying by
September 23 - Meacham Creek at PD Kamela, Oregon
September 24 - Emigrant Springs
September 25 - Emigrant Pass
September 26 - Umatilla River at PD Mission, Oregon
September 27 - Umatilla River at PD Rieth, Oregon
September 28 - Umatilla River at PD Nolin, Oregon
September 29 - Laying by
September 30 - Umatilla River at PD Echo, Oregon
October 1 - Sand Hollow Creek
October 2 - Well Spring
October 3 - Willow Creek
October 4 - Rock Creek
October 5 - McDonald's Crossing, John Day River
October 6 - Laying by
October 7 - China Hollow Creek at PD Wasco, Oregon
October 8 - Biggs, Deschutes River, Columbia River
October 9 - The Dalles, Columbia River
October 10 - Fifteenmile Creek at PD Dafur, Oregon
October 11 - Tygh Creek at PD Tygh Valley, Oregon
October 12 - Gate Creek
October 13 - Laying by
October 14 - Barlow Crossing Campground, White River
October 15 - Salmon River Campground, Salmon River
October 16 - Barlow Pass, Bruin Run Creek
October 17 - Brightwood, Sandy River Road, Devils Backbone
October 18 - Philip Foster Farm
October 19 - Oregon City, Oregon
October 20 - Laying by
October 21 - Clackamas River at PD Estacada, Oregon
October 22 - Journey's end