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break-before:avoid;" id="front">Front matter <ol> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/preface.shtml">Preface</a><span class="tight"> (About this book)</span></li> </ol> </li> <li style="-webkit-column-break-before:avoid; break-before:avoid;" id="prelim">Preliminaries <ol> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/6.26.shtml">New York<span class="tight"> NY</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/6.27.shtml">New York<span class="tight"> NY</span> to Portland<span class="tight"> OR</span></a><span class="tight"> (O'Hare Airport)</span></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/6.28.shtml">Portland<span class="tight"> OR</span></a></li> </ol> </li> <li style="-webkit-column-break-before:avoid; break-before:avoid;" id="or">Oregon <ol start="1"> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/6.29.shtml">Rockaway Beach<span class="tight"> OR</span> to Portland<span class="tight"> OR</span></a><span class="tight"> (Coastal Range)</span></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/6.30.shtml">Portland<span class="tight"> OR</span> to The Dalles<span class="tight"> OR</span></a><span class="tight"> (Columbia River)</span></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/7.01.shtml">The Dalles<span class="tight"> OR</span> to Umatilla<span class="tight"> OR</span></a><span class="tight"> (Columbia River)</span></li> </ol> </li> <li style="-webkit-column-break-before:avoid; break-before:avoid;" id="wa">Washington <ol start="4"> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/7.02.shtml">Umatilla<span class="tight"> OR</span> to Dayton<span class="tight"> WA</span></a><span class="tight"> (Walla Walla River)</span></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/7.03.shtml">Dayton<span class="tight"> WA</span> to Lewiston<span class="tight"> ID</span></a><span class="tight"> (Alpowa Summit)</span></li> </ol> </li> <li style="-webkit-column-break-before:avoid; break-before:avoid;" id="id">Idaho <ol start="6"> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/7.04.shtml">Lewiston<span class="tight"> ID</span> to Lowell<span class="tight"> ID</span></a><span class="tight"> (Clearwater River)</span></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/7.05.shtml">Lowell<span class="tight"> ID</span> to Powell<span class="tight"> ID</span></a><span class="tight"> (Lochsa River)</span></li> </ol> </li> <li style="-webkit-column-break-before:always; break-before:column;" id="mt">Montana <ol start="8"> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/7.06.shtml">Powell<span class="tight"> ID</span> to Missoula<span class="tight"> MT</span></a><span class="tight"> (Lolo Pass)</span></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/7.07.shtml">Missoula<span class="tight"> MT</span> to Lincoln<span class="tight"> MT</span></a><span class="tight"> (Blackfoot River)</span></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/7.08.shtml">Lincoln<span class="tight"> MT</span> to Great Falls<span class="tight"> MT</span></a><span class="tight"> (Continental Divide)</span></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/7.09.shtml">Great Falls<span class="tight"> MT</span> to Havre<span class="tight"> MT</span></a><span class="tight"> (Missouri River)</span></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/7.10.shtml">Havre<span class="tight"> MT</span> to Malta<span class="tight"> MT</span></a><span class="tight"> (Milk River)</span></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/7.11.shtml">Malta<span class="tight"> MT</span> to Glasgow<span class="tight"> MT</span></a><span class="tight"> (Milk River)</span></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/7.12.shtml">Glasgow<span class="tight"> MT</span> to Williston<span class="tight"> ND</span></a><span class="tight"> (Missouri River)</span></li> </ol> </li> <li style="-webkit-column-break-before:avoid; break-before:avoid;" id="nd">North Dakota <ol start="15"> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/7.13.shtml">Williston<span class="tight"> ND</span> to New Town<span class="tight"> ND</span></a><span class="tight"> (Lake Sakakawea)</span></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/7.14.shtml">New Town<span class="tight"> ND</span> to Towner<span class="tight"> ND</span></a><span class="tight"> (Mousse River)</span></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/7.15.shtml">Towner<span class="tight"> ND</span> to Devils Lake<span class="tight"> ND</span></a><span class="tight"> (Center of North America)</span></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/7.16.shtml">Devils Lake<span class="tight"> ND</span> to Cooperstown<span class="tight"> ND</span></a><span class="tight"> (Sheyenne River)</span></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/7.17.shtml">Cooperstown<span class="tight"> ND</span> to Fargo<span class="tight"> ND</span></a><span class="tight"> (BNSF Railroad)</span></li> </ol> </li> <li style="-webkit-column-break-before:avoid; break-before:avoid;" id="mn">Minnesota <ol start="20"> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/7.18.shtml">Fargo<span class="tight"> ND</span> to Detroit Lakes<span class="tight"> MN</span></a><span class="tight"> (US Highway 10)</span></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/7.19.shtml">Detroit Lakes<span class="tight"> MN</span> to Brainerd<span class="tight"> MN</span></a><span class="tight"> (Leech Lake)</span></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/7.20.shtml">Brainerd<span class="tight"> MN</span> to Brooklyn Park<span class="tight"> MN</span></a><span class="tight"> (Mille Lacs Lake)</span></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/7.21.shtml">Brooklyn Park<span class="tight"> MN</span> to Minneapolis<span class="tight"> MN</span></a><span class="tight"> (Mississippi River)</span></li> </ol> </li> <li style="-webkit-column-break-before:always; break-before:column;" id="wi">Wisconsin <ol start="24"> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/7.22.shtml">Minneapolis<span class="tight"> MN</span> to Pepin<span class="tight"> WI</span></a><span class="tight"> (Mississippi River)</span></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/7.23.shtml">Pepin<span class="tight"> WI</span> to Sparta<span class="tight"> WI</span></a><span class="tight"> (Mississippi River)</span></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/7.24.shtml">Sparta<span class="tight"> WI</span> to Lodi<span class="tight"> WI</span></a><span class="tight"> (Baraboo River)</span></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/7.25.shtml">Lodi<span class="tight"> WI</span> to Milwaukee<span class="tight"> WI</span></a><span class="tight"> (Glacial Drumlin Trail)</span></li> <li class="numberless"><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/8.02.shtml">Milwaukee<span class="tight"> WI</span></a></li> <li value="28"><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/8.03.shtml">Milwaukee<span class="tight"> WI</span> to Manitowoc<span class="tight"> WI</span></a><span class="tight"> (Lake Michigan)</span></li> </ol> </li> <li style="-webkit-column-break-before:avoid; break-before:avoid;" id="mi">Michigan <ol start="29"> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/8.04.shtml">Ludington<span class="tight"> MI</span> to Big Rapids<span class="tight"> MI</span></a><span class="tight"> (Pere Marquette River)</span></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/8.05.shtml">Big Rapids<span class="tight"> MI</span> to Bay City<span class="tight"> MI</span></a><span class="tight"> (Chippewa River)</span></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/8.06.shtml">Bay City<span class="tight"> MI</span> to Port Sanilac<span class="tight"> MI</span></a><span class="tight"> (The Thumb)</span></li> </ol> </li> <li style="-webkit-column-break-before:avoid; break-before:avoid;" id="on">Ontario <ol start="32"> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/8.07.shtml">Port Sanilac<span class="tight"> MI</span> to Strathroy<span class="tight"> ON</span></a><span class="tight"> (St. Claire River)</span></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/8.08.shtml">Strathroy<span class="tight"> ON</span> to Long Point<span class="tight"> ON</span></a><span class="tight"> (Lake Erie)</span></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/8.09.shtml">Long Point<span class="tight"> ON</span> to Niagara Falls<span class="tight"> ON</span></a><span class="tight"> (Lake Erie)</span></li> </ol> </li> <li style="-webkit-column-break-before:avoid; break-before:avoid;" id="ny">New York <ol start="35"> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/8.10.shtml">Niagara Falls<span class="tight"> ON</span> to Medina<span class="tight"> NY</span></a><span class="tight"> (Niagara River)</span></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/8.11.shtml">Medina<span class="tight"> NY</span> to Canandaigua<span class="tight"> NY</span></a><span class="tight"> (Erie Canal)</span></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/8.12.shtml">Canandaigua<span class="tight"> NY</span> to Ithaca<span class="tight"> NY</span></a><span class="tight"> (Finger Lakes)</span></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/8.13.shtml">Ithaca<span class="tight"> NY</span> to Deposit<span class="tight"> NY</span></a><span class="tight"> (Susquehanna River)</span></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/8.14.shtml">Deposit<span class="tight"> NY</span> to Smallwood<span class="tight"> NY</span></a><span class="tight"> (Delaware River)</span></li> <li><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/8.15.shtml">Smallwood<span class="tight"> NY</span> to New York<span class="tight"> NY</span></a><span class="tight"> (Hudson River)</span></li> <li class="numberless"><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/8.21.shtml">New York<span class="tight"> NY</span></a></li> <li value="41"><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/bent/8.22.shtml">New York<span class="tight"> NY</span> to Rockaway Beach<span class="tight"> NY</span></a><span class="tight"> (East River)</span></li> </ol> </li> <li style="-webkit-column-break-before:always; 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