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For the first time in their journey, Lewis and Clark were headed in their preferred direction—due west.
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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.
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they were looking for indians. they traveled 600 miles and have not met a indian
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On June 3 the expedition came upon a fork in the river.
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At sunset on August 2, a party of Oto and Missouri Indians arrived at the expedition's camp.
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Snow began to fall as the expedition set off for the Continental Divide.
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As the Yankton Sioux had warned, the Teton Sioux greeted the expedition and its gifts—a medal, a military coat, and a cocked hat—with ill-disguised hostility.
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Lewis and Clark were kneen to cover as many miles as possible as before the missori froze.
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On June 13 Lewis became the first white man to see the Great Falls of the Missouri River.
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The closer the captains came to the mountains, the more formidable the snow-covered peaks became.
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On August 11 Lewis spotted an Indian on horseback.
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The expedition members kept busy during the Fort Mandan winter, repairing equipment, trading with the Indians, and hunting for buffalo.
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