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Coastal rain forest (Oregon) 

Coastal rain forest (Oregon)

Sunday 23rd March 1806

"... we loaded our Canoes & at 1 P.M. left Fort Clatsop on our homeward bound journey.  at this place we had wintered and remained from the 7th of Decr. 1805 to this day and have lived as well as we had any right to expect, and we can Say that we were never one day without 3 meals of Some kind a day either pore Elk meat or roots,..."

William Clark

The above quote is taken directly from the Gary Moulton, University of Nebraska version of the Lewis and Clark Journals.

 
 
 

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Cartoon fiddle

Did You Know?
Pierre Cruzatte and George Gibson brought their fiddles along on the Lewis and Clark expedition. Their music entertained the group on many evenings. Click here to learn more about Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery.
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