Pictures taken April-August, 2008
March 30, 2008: After plenty of hay, oats and water, the horses are ready for a day on the road.  Today
Lee and the team traveled on rt 224 from Willard to Tiffin, Ohio.  This section of rural Ohio is dotted with
small towns and an interesting mix of family farms and old barns.  Easy terrain, light traffic, pleasant
scenery and friendly people along the way made for a satisfying day of travel.  Lee has found that
neighbors call one another as he travels down the road, then wait outside to wave as he goes by.
Sally
Corbin
April 3, 2008: The world
is a better place with Lee
and his companions in it!
I have had the pleasure
of seeing him twice.
Once heading east to
Boston and now heading
west. He is a true joy to
chat with!!
Matt Hunter
We met Lee at the IGA in Kalida, Ohio.  
Jeremy Verhoff and family helped him put
his new sign on his wagon.  We enjoyed
talkking with him about his experieces and
were glad we could help.  Good luck on
the rest of your journey.   
Jeremy, Gary,
Brenda and Kimberly  
April 4, 2008; Tiffin, OH:
Tina Theobald made
Lee's first sign for the
wagon in 2007 and was
happy to make a new
sign for him this year.
Lee and he said that of all the
statuary they’ve passed on this
trip, the ‘worst’ was the ‘Gilboa
Ohio Cow.” Lee said Max
wanted to investigate this
strange creature, but the other
two horses didn't care. You can
find out more about this huge
cow at:
http://www.
roadsideamerica.
com/tips/getAttraction.php?
tip_AttractionNo==13099
These photos of Lee The
Horselogger were taken on April 4,
2008 between Ottawa and Kalida,
OH on "Schroeder Curve". The
pictures were taken by George and
his middle son Keith Schroeder
from George's parents Hugo &
Magdelena Schroeder's farm
located on their famous curve
"Schroeder Curve" on US Rt. 224 in
Putnam County, OH.
Keith
Schroeder
April 20, 2008: I saw Lee go
by today and I just had to
meet and talk with him. I am
originally from Montana. I
shared some homemade
canned goods with him. I with
him the very best of luck. He is
truly inspirational and I will
keep following his journey.
Kacy Carter, Wolcott, IN.
May 1, 2008:
Fairbury, IL:
Thanks for
passing through!
 I think it is just
wonderful what
you are doing!
Darlene Zapp
Attached are pics of Lee as he travels through and makes a
overnight stop in the city of Washington, Illinois located
approx. 8 miles East Of Peoria Illinois . He Arrived in
Washington Illinois On May 6th, 2008 and left From His
Overnight stay on May 7th , 2008. Washington Police
Department escorted Lee Safely to The City Limits To
continue his long journy . I and many others had the
pleasure of meeting Lee and wish him the best on his
travels, if you have the chance to meet Lee dont miss the
chance. Washington wishes you the best Lee. Be Safe and
God Bless! Pics Taken By :
David Hardy Jr.
These pictures were taken in Fairbury, IL on May 1,
2008. We appreciated Lee going several blocks out of
his way to stop by Fairview Haven, our retirement center.
All of us who live and work here enjoyed seeing him and
the horses. Thanks and have a great trip! Sally Fehr
Below is a great article from
the Pontiac Daily Leader

Pontiac Daily Leader
By John Faddoul, Staff Reporter

CHENOA — The sign you see
when you pull up behind the
covered-wagon "barn on wheels"
of Lee the Horselogger sums it all
up: "2006 - MONTANA; 2007 -
BOSTON; 2008 - CALIFORNIA;
2011 - ALASKA. WHY? JUST
BECAUSE! YE HAW!"
People eating at or passing by
Chenoa Family Restaurant
between Thursday night and
Monday morning may have
noticed the wagon, the sign-
bearing trailer it tows, three
horses and two dogs that mark
Lee's westward journey along U.
S. 24. In April 2007, he found
similar hospitality on his
eastbound journey on the same
highway as last week, in the
parking area behind the
restaurant.
The outfit and animals that were
with him in Chenoa 13 months
ago— Suffolk Punch draft horses
Max and Tom, Great Pyrennese
dogs Kerr-Mutt and Katy — are
still with him. A third horse, Fey, is
now helping pull the wagon, and
two more will be added before
Lee crosses the Rockies, and,
more daunting for him, the Sierra
Nevada.
Lee, as he strongly prefers to be
called, is working on a book, "So
Far ... So Far to Go: A
Horselogger's Journal." His co-
author is Sally the Writer, also not
using a surname.
Lee was the subject of a Daily
Leader story in April 2007 about
his horsepowered journey from
Montana to New England, where
he wanted to meet with a
childhood sweetheart. In 2008, he
has been taking the same route
on U.S. 24 — westbound this
year — during April and May.
He's been featured in many other
print and TV stories during his
months on the road with his
unconventional caravan.
"Because I want to see the
redwoods," Lee, 47, answered
Monday when asked why he was
heading to California, as he
enjoyed a bacon cheeseburger
and a salad for breakfast at
Chenoa Family Restaurant,
during an interview a couple
booths down from where the
same Daily Leader reporter
interviewed him in 2007, when he
was served by the same waitress
as on Monday, Rachael Sears.
Last year, she brought her two
daughters to meet Lee and his
animals; now she has a third
daughter, 4-month-old Noelle.
Sears and her mother, Denise
Grant, also helped this year on
Lee's Chenoa stop, towing his
water barrel to the nearby Shell
convenience mart to fill it.
"I had no clue you were coming
back this way," Sears told Lee
and the reporter.
People who want to keep track of
the journey can do so at www.
leehorselogger.com. The
volunteer Web master for the site
is Patty Goff, of The Lone Tree
Leader in Onarga.
Lee said it's been "an incredible"
trip and it's sometimes hard to
see that, "because you're
involved in the trip ... you don't
quite realize how amazing it has
been."
Lee, who was diagnosed with
lymphoma in 2005, said he's
feeling more in balance again,
and hoping he can get get back
to feeling, "Wow, I've been across
the country and I'm almost
halfway back across it again.
That's pretty amazing. And we
didn't have any major injuries or
any major problems along the
way, so that's even more
amazing. But that's not why you
do the trips. Not for that 'wow.'
That's just 'wow' after you've
done."
"Figure a few things out and
share them with other people.
There you go," he said.
Seeing the redwoods, he said, is
about connections. "I'm a
horselogger. I love trees. I love
working around trees. I love
everything to do with being in the
woods."
"Just to see Alaska" is the reason
for planning to head there, via
Montana.
At the Chenoa restaurant, eating
his lettuce salad and tomato
before the cheeseburger, Lee
was glad to see the reporter get
out a voice recorder, which led to
his commenting on the media
he's encountered and the
country's public school system.
Lee said that most of the media
he's encountered has seen itself
as part of the intelligentsia, while
being underinformed — and
inaccurate — on many aspects of
his journey, even when copying
information from his Web site.
As for U.S. public education, Lee
said, "I have nothing kind to say
for our educational system."
"I've been around too many
schools and the schools aren't
being run by the parents, they're
being run by, quote,
professionals, and I guess maybe
that's my problem —
Professionals are the last person
I want educating my child or
myself. You want to understand
what this trip is about, this trip is
about getting away from
professionalism.
"I'm not a horse person. I drive
horses all day, make my living
with them. I've handled horses off
and on for the last forty years.
But I'm not a professional horse
person. I'm not a professional
writer. But I'm working with
somebody and we're writing a
book. Life doesn't require
professionals to do things, and
our society has become caught in
this trap of 'If Dr. Phil doesn't say
it's good then it can't be.' Who
the hell is he to say anything
about what's relevant and
pertinent in your life?"
Lee said the book he's writing will
help him learn about himself, and
he doesn't really care if it's a
commercial success. Several
agents are "sort of interested" in
it, he said.
Sally the Writer, he said, sees
"this look of puzzlement," so
often, on people who just can't
understand his trip, a look he's
seen so often he accepts it as
being normal. He prefers to think
"outside the box."
"And then every so often you get
the ones who click, they
understand what it's all about,
and those are the ones you don't
have to explain anything to, when
they ask you why you are doing
this. You just say 'Because' and
they understand. And those are
the fun ones to visit."
July 2, 2008: I took a few
photos as Lee passed thru
Ida Grove, Iowa on Hwy 59/
175 heading west. Don
Poggensee
July 11, 2008: Lee was here in our little town of Gowrie,
IA on June 24 and stayed with us for a few days. Here
are a few pictures taken during his visit. Melissa Everhart
May 14, 2008: My husband and I
were honored to meet Lee Saturday
May 10, 2008 while he stayed
overnight in Alpha, Illinois.  We took
Lee to supper and spent the next two
hours listening and sharing stories.  
He is a very interesting man, and
doing what he obviously loves.  
Traveling, people, and of course his
horses Max, Fay, and Tom and dogs
Katie and Ker mutt.  What a neat time
we had.  Good Luck Lee on your
travels and we look forward to getting
your book once its published.  I sent
the website and pictures to my son in
Iraq as I told you I would.  God Bless,
Take Care.  Jim and Lisa Coleman
June 21, 2008: I took these pictures of Lee in Stanhope, IA
this afternoon, June 21.  He asked me to send him a copy,
so I did, but maybe you can use it, too.
Billie Shelton
Photos are thumbnails; Click on each one to see a larger picture.
July 3, 2008: I first saw Lee in Danbury,
Iowa in the morning, then later in the
day I passed him July 3 on D54 in
Woodbury Co. in Iowa on his way to
Sioux City, so I pulled off to the side of
the rood and waited for him to pass so
that I could take some photos of him
going down the road because this is
not something that you see every day. I
didn't get a chance to talk to Lee but I
do wish him all the best in his trip and
may God watch over him.  Steve Pickel
Note: Every once in a while, I get photos that
refuse to publish as .jpg files. The system
wants to save them as .html files. I've no idea
why. So ... I am able to put one of Steve's four
pictures up on this site. Sorry!
July 11, 2008: Lee was parked at the gas station in
Laurel, Nebraska on July 11, 2008.  My family and I went
to visit with him.  I took these photos and Lee wanted me
to put them on the web site, especially the ones of  the
horses.  I was able to ride along with Lee from Laurel to
Osmond, Nebraska.  We cleaned up after the horses
before he would move on to the next  town. One of the
pictures is of my Dad and I helping unload the oats my
Dad  brought him for the horses. My brother Cody is
petting his dog Katie.  That's  me Adam sitting in the
wagon.  This was an opportunity of a lifetime for  me and
something I will never forget.  I am 14 years old.  
Sue
Hassebroek
(this is the name on the email addy; not
sure if it is the name of the person who wrote the
message. Pg)
 
July 29, 2008: I had the pleasure of
meeting Lee in Orchard, NE on July
29/30.  The pictures were taken on
July 30th, which just happened to be
my birthday!:)  My name is Jessica
Shaver, and my 3 month old son,
Jason is in the picture as well.  Lee
asked me to send the picture of my
son and I to you.  I have also
included a few other pictures that I
took that day as well.
Jessica Shaver
Aug. 1, 2008: I passed Lee yesterday near Valentine,
Nebraska. It was the first time I heard about him. I video
taped him because I thought it looked so odd as he held up
traffic a little bit and took a couple of pictures. When I read
his blog and web I noticed he was a cancer survivor. I was
traveling past him because I was setting up a special fund
raiser for celebrating my wife's 20th anniversary of
surviving ovarian cancer.
Craig E. Broeder
 
Aug. 28, 2008: I took these pictures
of Lee's horses in Chadron, Nebraska
on August 28, 2008 in the Walmart
parking lot.  Sarah Duzynski
Aug. 28, 2008: These pictures were taken Aug. 28, 2008 as Lee passed through
Rushville, NE on Hwy. 20. A couple of the pics show the thunderstorms looming, however I
think they slid south of Lee's direction of travel. My three sons were so excited to be able
to get a picture taken with Lee and his horses. They are Braden(7), Kayden(5) and
Logan(9). It was totally coincidental that 2 of the boys wore their "American Road Trip"
t-shirts to school today, but how appropriate!  Thanks Lee for taking a few minutes out of
your travels, for memories that will last a lifetime. We will definitely be following your
progress through the website.  Angela Gilchrist & boys, Rushville, NE.