Before Lewis met up with Clark, he began the expedition on August 30, 1803 in Pittsburgh PA. Lt. William Clark would offer to join Lewis on the expedition weeks later on October 13, 1803 at Camp Dubois (in present-day Indiana). From there, they sailed down the Ohio River towards St. Louis.
In spring 1805, they continued to the headwaters of the Missouri River, struggled across the Continental Divide, and headed west along the Salmon, Snake, and Columbia Rivers to the Pacific. They landed at the mouth of the Columbia River, Astoria, Oregon. In total they had traveled 7,689 miles (13,532,640 yards; 40,597,920 feet). The expedition then ended on September 23, 1806 upon their return to St. Louis from Oregon.
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.
7,680 miles
8,000 miles across the u.s
They just travel everyday for 10 miles. When they met Sacagawea who was 1 of their minion, she was in North Dakota where Lewis and clark rest.
Lewis and Clark's journey, known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, took approximately two years. It began on May 14, 1804, and concluded on September 23, 1806. The expedition covered around 8,000 miles, exploring the newly acquired western territories of the United States.
They traveled 3000 miles. it took them 1 and a half years
Lewis and Clark Expedition (1803-06) 1.) Before Lewis met up with Clark, he began the expedition on August 30, 1803 in Pittsburgh PA. Lt. William Clark would offer to join Lewis on the expedition weeks later on October 13, 1803 at Camp Dubois (in present-day Indiana).2.) At the time, Lewis was 29 years old and Clark was 33.3.) The party of nearly 30 --including Lewis and Clark, three sergeants, 22 enlisted men, volunteers, interpreters, and Clark's slave.
Lewis and Clark explored 8,000 miles before heading back.
The Rocky Mountains, it had no river running through it and they had to lead horses and carry their supplies for miles of slopes and descents.
Sacagawea is better known for her accompaniment of Lewis and Clark on their expedition to explore the vast wilderness west of St. Louis, Missouri. She was also a Lemhi Shoshone Indian and traveled thousands of miles in that quest to help Louis and Clark as an interpreter and guide.
It's Sacajawea, Shoshone woman who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, in their exploration of the Western United States. She traveled thousands of miles from North Dakota to the Pacific Ocean between 1804 and 1806. She was nicknamed Janey by Clark. more info : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacagawea
They just need to go West that was there job they need to explore the new land bought by Thomas Jefferson called the Louisiana Purchase.