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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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