memories are moments of consequence

Memories are moments of consequence. – Unknown

In 2005, Alice Guess agreed to visit the Columbia Gorge with me. It was my first trip to the land of Lewis and Clark, my first sighting of their final waterway to another sea. We got wet at Multnomah Falls on the Oregon side, and we entered Washington via the Bridge of the Gods. At a random interpretive center, we chanted ‘MAGMA’ through a 1970s movie about the Gorge’s formation, and we shared a cabin, its charm a worn patina.

I never knew I’d write about Meriwether Lewis. I was focused on making memories with my friend.Continue Reading