A Tribute to Ten Friends Lost Along the Journey, in reverse order of how much they were missed.
With Help from http://www.oregontrailtombstone.com/
#1 (Least Missed)
#2
#3
(To be fair, I had a backup on my little emergency whistle that was not infrequently consulted on the more fingery of the lakes.)
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9 (most expensively, and to the biggest detriment of this blog)
And #10, the dearest item that was the sorest loss of all:
May it guide itself, and its fellow lost items, to the great lake beyond.