In spring 1805, they continued to the headwaters of the Missouri River, struggled across the Continental Divide at Lemhi Pass, and headed west along the Salmon, Clearwater, Snake, and Columbia Rivers to the Pacific. They landed at the mouth of the Columbia River, Astoria, Oregon on November 7 1805. The day was rainy and foggy, and the Columbia River estuary was four or five miles wide and they could not see the Oregon side of the river or Point Adams at the mouth of the river in the distance. But they were close enough to have reached their goal.
Lewis and Clark.
Lewis and Clark had to cross the Rocky Mountains to reach the Pacific Ocean.
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Lewis and Clark were trying to reach the Pacific Ocean during their expedition in search of an overland route to the Pacific Northwest.
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Lewis and Clark had to cross the Rocky Mountains to reach the Pacific Ocean. This rugged and challenging terrain presented a significant geographical barrier for their expedition.
Lewis and Clark reached the Pacific in 1805. The Erie Canal opened in 1825.
It was not the Atlantic that was their destination, they were to cross and explore the Louisiana Territory and reach the Pacific Ocean, which they already knew existed. And yes, they did successfully reach the Pacific and make a successful return home.
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