Re: Lewis & Clark's dream.

On Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:22:54 -0700 (Seattle), Relf wrote:

zZombie(%): try living in the rockies
 
rBowman lives 3,200 feet up in the Rocky Mountains,
on the continental divide where a river flows both to the Pacific Ocean
& the Gulf of Mexico, Lewis & Clark's dream.

I live further west than the Divide, more like Lewis & Clark's nightmare:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitterroot_Mountains

They stumbled around following branches of the Missouri, more or less
lost. Wise woman guide, Sacajawea, was just as lost. Supposedly finally
recognized the area around Lolo but the fun was just beginning.

https://www.nps.gov/places/lolo-trail-mt-id.htm

It took until 1962 before the portion of US 12 that follows the trail was
completed. There was a lot of interest during the bicentennial of the
expedition and a trail from Howard Creek to Lolo pass was patched together
and called the L&C trail. I've no idea how accurate it is. It crosses the
creek once but is otherwise up on the ridges.


The Travelers Rest camp at Lolo is one of the few spots that are pinned
down. L&C used Dr. Rush's Thunderbolt to cure everything and they left a
mercury signature at the latrine.

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/historic-latrines-help-archeologists-
retrace-the-lewis-and-clark-trail.htm