The Map of our Journey

 

This is a map of the journey Lewis and Clark took. Also on this page will be pictures of various things showing up over the weeks.

*= Council Bluff August 3,1804. Meeting with Missouri and Oto Indians. 1 = Camp Wood,winter of 1803-04 At camp wood, the captains selected and disciplined their men. 2 = St.Louis St. Louis was the largest city in the western U.S. at the time. So it was a good place to get supplies for the journey. 3 = St.Charles St. Charles was their last stop before they went out into the wild. 4 = Sergent Floyd's grave Floyd's grave is where Floyd died and where Floyd was buried. 5 = Fort Mandan,winter of 1804-05 6 = Great Falls of the Missouri. They stoped here to doctor the sick and prepare for the 18 mile portage ahead 7 = Three forks they took only one of the three forks. 8 = Lemhi Pass The river they took before the Rockies. 9 = Travelers Rest Where they expected to find stock pile meat. 10 = Lolo pass The path they used to cross the Rockies. 11 = Canoe Camp The camp they used with the Nez Perce Indians. 12 = Celio Falls It was a one day portage. 13 = Long & Short Narrows One is long and one is short. 14 = Cape Disappointment It was a trickster ocean. 15 = Fort Clatsop winter of 1805-1806 16 = Mairas River (loop) Lewis named the Marias River after his cousin Maria Wood. 17 = Pompey's Pillar It was named after Pomp.

**** = Length of Missouri River ---- = Route of outward journey (1804-05)   Route of return journey(1805-06) _ . _ . _ = Return trip together through Oregon and Idaho +.+.+ = Return of Lewis (through Montana) . . . . = Return of Clark(through Montana) _ . _ . _ = Return together down Missouri River Floyd's Bluff   Great Falls