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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