On September 21, 1805, Clark recorded this in the journals:
"The country from the mountains to the river hills is a level, rich, beautiful pine country badly watered, thinly timbered and covered with grass. The weather very warm after descending in to the low country. The river hills are very high and steep, small bottoms to this little river, which is Flathead [it is now called the Clearwater] and is 160 yards wide and shoaly. This river is the one we killed the first colt on near a fishing weir."
It doubled the size of the United States.
People were passed over the "River Styx" to reach the Underworld.
to reach concord
Considering the Lewis and Clark expedition, the fact that they were part of a scientific expedition was extremely important, especially during the Age of Enlightenment. The new knowledge they obtained about the Northwest's geography, natural resources, and native inhabitants sparked American interest in the west, and strengthened the nation's claim to the area. It also gave Americans a sense of pride at a time when they badly needed symbols of national triumph. Americans at this time realized that their new nation was still very much divided and relatively weak and Lewis and Clark's adventure offered Americans proof that the men of their nation could accomplish great deeds amidst enormous hardships. Also spread was the idea of 'Manifest Destiny' as Americans increasingly assumed a continental destiny. This opened many door for poor families to go out and prosper throughout the late nineteenth century. However this also led to many Native Americans and earlier Hispanic settlers to be dispossessed, along with the great number of buffalo that Lewis and Clark themselves saw and were amazed by.
the harsh weather, food, and finishing the race
1805
The Pacific OceanThe Missouri River
They reached St. Lewis on September 23, 1806....BTW they left to find the Missouri River a year after that...
After crossing the Rocky Mountains, the Lewis and Clark expedition followed the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean. This river offered a route that allowed them to reach the coast of Oregon and complete their journey westward.
Lewis and Clark reach the Great Falls on June 13 1805
Lewis and Clark followed the Missouri River westward from St. Louis, Missouri, then crossed the Rocky Mountains and descended the Columbia River to reach the Pacific Ocean. Their journey covered about 8,000 miles over the course of two years, from 1804 to 1806.
Lewis and Clark.
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 5 1805.
Lewis and Clark had to cross the Rocky Mountains to reach the Pacific Ocean.
September 21,1806
Washington
The pacific