Where did Lewis and Clark spend most of their time?

On their journey west, Lewis and Clark spent 13 days within what is now the second largest wildlife refuge in the continental U.S. The auto tour route through the CMR starts 55 miles south of Malta off US 191, the route that most closely follows expedition sites in Missouri River Country.

How did Lewis and Clark find the Missouri River?

When river banks gave way to cliffs the men had to wade in the water, pushing and pulling the boats upstream. In early June, the explorers reached a point where the Missouri seemed to divide equally into northerly and southerly branches. Here they spent nine days in concluding that the south branch was the true Missouri.

Where did Lewis and Clark camp for the winter?

Lewis and Clark reached their staging point at the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers near St. Louis in December 1803. They camped for the winter at the mouth of Wood River, on the Illinois side of the Mississippi, opposite the entrance to the Missouri River.

What kind of boat did Lewis and Clark use?

The expedition started up the Missouri River on May 1804 aboard a large keelboat (55 feet long) and two pirogues (open boats). They would not return until two years later in September 1806. While Lewis and Clark did not uncover the easy river route to the Pacific Ocean that Jefferson had sought,…

What landmarks did Lewis and Clark discover?

Lewis & Clark’s logs describe landmarks still visible along the Columbia. From left, Beverly Putnam of Salem, Ore., and Nadine and Dick Bartsch of Lubbock , Texas, visit the Cape Disappointment lighthouse.

What Three Rivers did Lewis and Clark follow?

The Rivers of Lewis and Clark The Missouri River headwaters are the Three Forks, Gallatin, Madison, and Jefferson Rivers in Montana and flow into the Mississippi River at St. Louis.

What Native American helped Lewis and Clark explore the west?

Sacagawea was a member of the Shoshone Native American tribe. She helped Meriwether Lewis and William Clark explore parts of the western United States from 1804 to 1806. She traveled thousands of miles in the wilderness on the group’s journey to the Pacific Ocean.

What did Lewis and Clark bring with them to travel?

By the end of the journey, Lewis, Clark and the men of the expedition had eaten a wide variety of meat, fish, berries, vegetables, fruits and roots. These simple native foods ultimately fueled the most famous expedition in U.S. history.