After a month at their Fort Clatsop winter quarters, Sacagawea had still not seen the Pacific Ocean. This would soon change: “Capt Clark set out after an early breakfast with the party in two canoes as had been concerted the last evening; Charbono and his Indian woman were also of the party; the Indian woman was very impotunate to be permited to go, and was therefore indulged; she observed that she had traveled a long way with us to see the great waters, and that now that monstrous fish was also to be seen, she thought it very hard she […]
This trip allows you to visit two resting places of Expedition members. Alexander Hamilton Willard, buried in Elk Grove, California and Jean Baptiste Charbonneau near Danner, Oregon. The drive will take you through Auburn, California, where Jean Baptiste resided for a number of years, over the Sierra, and on an approximate route he travelled on his final journey as he headed for the Montana goldfields. As a bonus, we have included some amazing sights in southern Oregon that should not be missed. After the expedition’s end, Alexander married Eleanor McDonald, a union that lasted 58 years, with Eleanor surviving him […]
Hohenwald, meaning “High Forest” in German, is a picturesque town that serves as the county seat of Lewis County, Tennessee. This town, along with its surrounding area, plays a significant role in the Lewis and Clark story, as it is where Meriwether Lewis met his untimely death and is laid to rest. The Old Natchez Trace, a road of national importance, has played a pivotal role in American history, facilitating the westward expansion and the opening of the Western frontier. Today, the Meriwether Lewis Monument and grave in Lewis County, Tennessee, stand about 100 yards from the site of Grinder’s […]