Tag: Lewis and Clark

• Ocean in view!

  

  “Ocian in view!  O! the joy,”  were the words ( and spelling) that Clark penned in his journal on November 7, 1805. He was a bit premature – what he had seen was the Columbia River estuary – not the ocean. Never-the-less he was near the end of his trek to reach the Pacific Ocean. I…

  Joe Burns

  July 23, 2019

  Travel

  Astoria, Astoria Column, Cannon Beach, Cape Disappointment, Columbia River, Ecola State Park, Fort Clatsop, Fort Stevens, Lewis and Clark, Peter Iredale shipwreck, Terrible Tillie, Tillamook Rock lighthouse

• Northwest Adventure: Following the Lewis and Clark Trail

  

  On May 28, 2019 – The Day after Memorial Day – I departed from my home in Blair, Nebraska on a month- long adventure through the Northwest United States.  My goal was to  visit significant historical landmarks along the Lewis and Clark Trail and  spend time in Olympic and Glacier National Parks. My first stop…

  Joe Burns

  July 23, 2019

  Travel

  Fort Benton, Gates of the Mountains boat tour, Helena, Lewis and Clark, Little big Horn National Monument, Missouri river Headwaters State Park, MT, Old Shep, Pompey’s Pillar, White Cliffs, Yellowstone River