2026 Lewis & Clark trip – part 38: Fort Benton along the Missouri Breaks
While the Corps of Discovery passed by what we know of as Fort Benton before they came to the Great Falls that the Mandan had warned them about, much of...
2026 Lewis & Clark trip – part 37: the Missouri Breaks and Lewis and Clark’s first decision point
We’re starting into an area along the Missouri River called the Breaks. It took me a long time to figure out what that term meant. Finally a national park ranger...
2026 Lewis & Clark trip – part 36: driving through Montana without seeing the Missouri River
As we started driving west in Montana, we knew we were following the Missouri River, but we never saw it as we were driving on a very straight road. Here’s...
2026 beyond Lewis & Clark trip – part 35: site of Fort Union was chosen by Lewis and Clark
Early on our travels with Lewis and Clark along the Missouri River, we spent some time at Fort Osage in the Omaha area. William Clark, ever the military man, recognized...
2026 Lewis & Clark trip – part 34: Missouri-Yellowstone confluence
April 8-24, 1805. “The explorers set out toward their next major objective—reaching the confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers. As they proceeded upriver, they saw migrating geese, budding trees,...