Tuesday, August 09, 2016

Trip one for us



On May 14, 1804 the Corps of Discovery began when William Clark and crew started up the Missouri River to St. Charles, MO where they were joined by Meriwether Lewis and the trek began.

Today we began about RMM (River Mile Marker) 144 heading westward.  We passed St. Joseph, MO which is RMM 450.  Lewis & Clark passed this point on July 14 two months into their journey.

Our drive today ended near the mouth of the Platte River RMM 562 where they arrived on July 21 which was one week of rowing upstream from St. Joseph.  What we drove, or could have, in one day took them 68 days fighting wind, current, sandbars, and drifting logs.

our path today plus the path from St Louis on June 24


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