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The Bears Tooth, Key Landmark on the Old North Trail

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On July 18, 1805, Clark and I were eager to meet the Shoshone Indians, so he sent York, Joseph Field, John Potts, and I to command the 6 canoes that were on land on the north side of the river. We eventually passed over a mountain on an Indian road, which was wide and appeared to have been dug in lots of places. Apparently, it was the Old North Trail, that Natives used to migrate, but of course we had no idea.

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The shape of Lousiana that Jefferson thought he had bought. 

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Geography: After the Louisiana purchase, I knew I needed to figure out what I had just bought. Of course, it was a huge chunk of land no doubt about it, but what was worth exploring? Where should I expand? Then, I had a good idea, if I sent Lewis and a group of people to explore, they could bring back all kinds of information, like vegetation, and animals. Louisiana is a vast land full of opportunity, and the exploration proved this.

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Tools and Technology: On December 28, 1805, we knew that salt would be important eventually. Our men craved the taste of salt, and we needed salt for curing our meats. Lewis and I believed our best shot would be sending three men down to the seaside to make salt with 5 of our largest kettles and boiling the water. Finally on January 5 of 1806, Alexander and Peter returned with a gallon of sea salt. Our men were so happy and proud, and we were able to continue getting salt for quite a while while it was needed, proving our ideas and tools were very useful.

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Fort Clatsop Visitor Center, Fort Clatsop Road, Astoria, OR

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When they ran out of candles, Lewis knew they needed to make some fast.

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Fort Clatsop Visitor Center, Fort Clatsop Road, Astoria, OR

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Fort Clatsop Visitor Center, Fort Clatsop Road, Astoria, OR

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Tools and Technology: This evening we exhausted our last 4 candles. Fortunately, we had brought wick and molds, and some Elk's tallow. Also, something else in our favor, some Natives visited our fort and traded some fish and beeswax with us. Rendering was quite dangerous however, as the tallow caught on fire very easily, so it must be done outside. This technology really helped us on our trip, because light is VERY important for our well-being, and for me to write.

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Lewis and Clark needed to find a Shoshone tribe, and Sacagawea reunited with some family members.

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Native American Tribes: It was August 1805. Lewis and I knew we needed horses to cross the Rockies, and we didn't want to have another incident, especially after our portage around the Great Falls of Missouri. We decided that our best option would be to find the Shoshone tribe, for they would have the horses we need. Thankfully we were able to convince them to help us with our gifts and morality, and when the rest of the Corps arrived -which included Sacagawea and Lewis- we found out how Sacagawea recognized the area as her home and even met her brother! Thanks to the Shoshone, our attitudes were happier and we had horses to survive.

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Kamiah / Clearwater River KOA Journey, U.S. 12, Kamiah, Idaho County, ID

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Kamiah / Clearwater River KOA Journey, U.S. 12, Kamiah, Idaho County, ID

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Kamiah / Clearwater River KOA Journey, U.S. 12, Kamiah, Idaho County, ID

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Wildlife & Vegetation: When the Corps and I were bivouacked at Camp Copunnish across the Clearwater River, I saw a small mammal. Clark was surprised by how much I wrote about it, 663 words to be exact since it was just a small mammal. I, however, believed to see it was amazing, as it was much superior in size to the common gray squirrel. Each foot of these remarkable mammals had five toes, and they form in large companies. They make a shrill whistling sound that alerts their other company members which is fascinating to hear.

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Biography: My name is Sacagawea, also spelled Sacajawea and I am a Shoshone woman who helped Lewis and Clark's expedition. In 1800, when I was 12 years old, some other children and I were kidnapped by a group of Hidatsa and were held captive in North Dakota. I was sold to Toussaint Charbonneau into a marriage when I was 13. In 1804 Toussaint and I agreed to help The Corps of Discovery, even though I was pregnant! I helped a lot on their journey, like when our boat was capsized and I recovered most of the items, or when we were in need of horses and I communicated with a Shoshone tribe to get them. Sadly, I don't really have a lot of information to back up my youth and my elderly years, but I was believed to have died to an unknown sickness in 1812. Lewis and Clark were quite lucky to have me, and our journey was very adventurous.

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Wildlife & Vegetation: I was in The Cascades of Columbia, on February 12, 1806, when I noticed something strange. A tall and shrubby version of the plant we saw in plain sight from the east slopes of the Rockies was right in front of me! I had to get this in my journal, so I described it as "Berberis aquifolium" or Oregon Grapes. I made sure to explain how the plant has cylindric roots, a stem as large as a goose quill, the leaves are cauline, and the leaflets are jointed.

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Native American Tribes: In 1804 we were traveling on the present-day border of Nebraska and South Dakota. There we met the Yankton Sioux, a tribe of Indians with that we all had mixed feelings about. However, they appreciated our gifts and we got along quite nicely.

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Lewis and Clark : Corps of Discovery Statue, West 8th Street, KC, Missouri

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Biography: In 1803, Thomas Jefferson wrote to us about starting an expedition to explore the Missouri river all the way to the Pacific Ocean, with the purpose of scientific and commercial research. Thomas Jefferson started the Corps of Discovery - numbered over 45- to go with us on our journey. Lewis and I were definitely up for the challenge, and we made sure to only bring the best of the best men. This photo shows us, the Corps of Discovery, as a statue in Missouri featuring Lewis and me, Sacagawea holding Jean, York, and Seaman.