Oregon Archives - Listening To America

Off Interstate 40 (and old U.S. Route 66), at the Continental Divide in New Mexico.

Racing the Southern Interstates Across America

Tuesday, May 06 2025 by Clay Jenkinson

About three days and 2,870 miles: Clay makes a rapid dash across the continent.

Published in Dispatches from the Road

Tagged under: Alabama, Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, John Steinbeck, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Road Trips, South Carolina, Steinbeck Travels, Texas, Theodore Roosevelt

A deceased humpback whale washed up on the Atlantic coast. (Nassau Police Photo)

A Beached Whale: Then and Now

Sunday, March 10 2024 by Clay Jenkinson

Recently a humpback whale washed ashore at Virginia Beach. Even in death, it’s a magnificent creature. The beached whale reminded me of an incident during the winter of 1805-1806 at Fort Clatsop on the Pacific Ocean.

Published in Dispatches from the Road

Tagged under: Lewis and Clark, Native Americans, Oregon