Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Road Trip to Oregon - Westbound

Road trip to Oregon to go camping with Jill, Ellie and a friend from a long time ago, Steve. Decided to make the drive a 6-day adventure to provide time to stop and explore along the way. This amount of time meant I did not have to use Interstate highways with the exception of a short section through Montana (because there really isn't any other way over the mountains). Here is link to video montage.
 

Day 1 Wednesday, August 19: Minneapolis, MN to Aberdeen, SD through Montevideo and Ortonville, MN (288.1 miles)

  • MN 7 to US 12 into South Dakota
  • Prairie
  • Big Stone Wildlife Refuge
  • Aberdeen has a small Main Street downtown with some redevelopment