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Rockies in sight
In early May the expedition almost lost one of its two pirogues when a sudden gust of wind caught the sails and heeled the vessel over on its side. Only quick action by Sacagawea, who was riding in the vessel, saved precious journals and supplies that otherwise would have been lost. -
The Journy Begins
Lewis and Clark begin their Journy -
Heading into Danger
The frist Indian encounter went well. President Jefferson had specifically mentioned the need to make a friendly impression on this powerful tribe. -
Around the Great Falls
the first white man to see the Great Falls of the Missouri River. -
Among the Shoshone
On August 11th Lewis spotted an Indian on horseback. It was a shoshone at last, the frist Indian tehy has seen since Fort Mandan. -
Deadly Crossing: The Bitterrots
Snow began to fall as the expendition set off for the Continenetal Divide. On October 7 they broke camo and started down the clearwater. -
"Ocean in veiw
Carried along by the river's breakneck current, the corps rode the Clearwater. -
Among the Nez Perce
They are almost out of food -
Returning to the Mandans, Running a Sioux Gauntlet
Soon Lewis and Clark were back at the Mandan Villages. -
Hailed as Heros
Now on the home stretch of the journey, the expedition was making as much as 80 miles a day. Lewis and Clark began to meet traders who informed them that they had been given up for dead.