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The Journey Begins
They travled 600 hundred miles without spotting a single native -
Heading Into Danger?
By the final week of August, Lewis and Clark had reached the eastern edge of the Great Plains, a virtual Eden abounding in elk, deer, buffalo, and beaver. -
Into Grizzly Country
For the first time in their journey, Lewis and Clark were headed in their preferred direction, due west.
They were now in grizzly country. -
A Fork in the River
On June 3 the expedition came upon a fork in the river. Though the branches of the fork were of equal size, the captains believed that the southern branch was the Missouri; this would lead them to the Rockies, which they hoped to cross before the autumn snows -
"Ocean In Veiw"
Carried along by the river's breakneck current, the corps rode the Clearwater. They reached the Snake River on October 10, the Columbia six days later. -
Riding The Missori
lewis shot clark in the left thigh...LOL
