2026 Lewis & Clark trip – part 59: Fort Clatsop, salt works, and a whale
Can you believe that we’re actually at the last place where the Corps of Discovery stayed over the winter of 1805-1806 before they started back home? In this post we’ll...
2026 Lewis & Clark trip – part 57: Chinooks, Columbia River downstream, first glimpse of the Pacific Ocean
Since we didn’t drive along the section of the Columbia River from The Dalles to around Portland area (getting away from the smoke from fires in the northwest) and to...
2026 Lewis & Clark trip – part 56: Columbia River by The Dalles, Fort Rock Camp, and Mount Hood
After leaving Idaho and putting the Clearwater and Snake Rivers behind us, we’re now on the Columbia River in Oregon that will takes us to the Pacific Ocean. This is...
2026 Lewis & Clark trip – part 55: Canoe Camp, the Snake River, and finally the Columbia River
We made it to Idaho and the camp location along the Clearwater River where the Nez Perce taught the men of the expedition a better and easier way to make...
2026 Lewis & Clark trip – part 54: meeting up with the Nez Perce
Meeting up with the Nez Perce on the west side of Lolo Pass was one of the best things that happened to the Corps of Discovery. They rested, gained their...