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May 14, 1804—Departing from St. Louis! May 15, 1804—Boats too Heavy in the Stern May 16, 1804—Arrival at St. Charles May 17, 1804—A Little Military Discipline May 18, 1804—Stocking Up on Supplies May 19, 1804—A Little Cash and A Lost Letter May 20, 1804—Cpt. Lewis Joins the Party May 21, 1804—Leaving St. Charles May 24, 1804—The Keelboat is Nearly Lost May 25, 1804—The Village of La Charrette May 26, 1804—A Genealogist’s Gem May 27, 1804—Omaha Nation Traders May 28, 1804—Waiting for the Hunters May 31, 1804—Bearskins and Pelts June 1, 1804—Arrival at the Osage River June 2, 1804—A Seven Day Hunt June 3, 1804—Mosquitoes, Ticks and a Cold June 4, 1804—A Broken Mast June 7, 1804—First Mention of Buffalo June 8, 1804—An Island Called The Mills June 9, 1804—Arrow Rock June 10, 1804—Cottonwood Trees and Osage Grapes June 11, 1804—Wind So Hard They Cannot Proceed June 14, 1804—Snakes that Gobble like Turkeys June 15, 1804—The Boat Hits a Sawyer June 16, 1804—In Need of New Oars June 17, 1804—Making Oars and Rope June 18, 1804—Drying Meat and Greasing Up June 21, 1804—Gooseberries in Abundance June 22, 1804—A Storm Threatens June 23, 1804—Wind Stops the Party June 24, 1804—An Entry Written by Both Cpts. June 25, 1804—Stone Coal and Lots of Deer June 28, 1804—History of the Kansa Nation June 29, 1804—Another Court Martial June 30, 1804—A Very Large Wolf July 1, 1804—Drewyer Finds Pecan Trees July 2, 1804—Joe Field’s Snake Prairie July 5, 1804—Seaman Chases some Beaver July 6, 1804—The Men Sweat in Streams July 7, 1804—One Man Very Sick July 8, 1804—Nodaway River and Island July 9, 1804—Signs of a Sioux War Party July 12, 1804—Willard Sleeping at his Post July 13, 1804—An Uneventful Day July 14, 1804—Leaping Out to Save the Boat July 15, 1804—The Chronometer Stops July 16, 1804—Bald Pated Prairies July 19, 1804—Approaching the River Platte July 20, 1804—A Large Yellow Wolf July 21, 1804—Arrival at the River Platte July 22, 1804—Gifts and Formalities with the Otoes July 23, 1804—Searching for the Otoes July 26, 1804—Five Beaver Caught July 27, 1804—Leaving Camp White Catfish July 28, 1804—Encounter with a Plains Indian July 29, 1804—A Messenger to the Otoe Camp July 30, 1804—A Small, Burrowing Animal August 2, 1804—The Indians not yet Arrived August 3, 1804—Council with the Indians August 4, 1804—Private Moses Reed Missing August 5, 1804—Clark Chases some Turkeys August 6, 1804—Four Men Sent to Take Pvt. Reed, Dead or Alive! August 9, 1804—The Fate of Moses Reed August 10, 1804—Blackbird, King of the Omaha August 11, 1804—Memorial Flag for Blackbird August 12, 1804—Prairie Wolf at Camp’s Edge August 13, 1804—Dispatched Men to Omaha Village August 16, 1804—A Big Fish Story August 17, 1804—Reed, The Deserter, Caught August 18, 1804—Pvt. Moses B. Reed: Guilty August 19, 1804—Sergeant Floyd Very Ill August 20, 1804—Sergeant Floyd Dies August 23, 1804—First Buffalo Killed August 24, 1804—Arrival at the Vermillion River August 25, 1804—The Spirit Mound August 26, 1804—Patrick Gass Promoted August 27, 1804—The River Jaques and Sioux Indians August 30, 1804—Council with the Sioux Chiefs August 31, 1804—Speeches by the Indians September 1, 1804—A New Species of Cottonwood September 2, 1804—A Mysterious Ancient Fortress September 3, 1804—Finally, Signs of Shannon and Colter September 6, 1804—Colter—At Last!—Returns September 7, 1804—Discovery of La Petite Chien September 8, 1804—Great Quantity of Game Killed September 9, 1804—Four Buffalo Killed September 10, 1804—A 45 Foot Petrified Fish Bone September 13, 1804—Shannon’s Return September 14, 1804—Pronghorns and Jackrabbits September 15, 1804—The White River September 16, 1804—Lightening Up the Load September 17, 1804—Cpt. Lewis Goes Hunting September 20, 1804—Le Grand Detour September 21, 1804—Campsite Washed Away September 22, 1804—An Old Fort Built by Loisel September 23, 1804—Discovered by Teton Sioux September 24, 1804—Preparing to Speak with the Indians September 27, 1804—The Troublesome Tetons September 28, 1804—More Demands from the Indians September 29, 1804—The Captains Learn of a Plot September 30, 1804—The Expedition May Proceed October 1, 1804—The Trader Jean Vallé October 4, 1804—Several Indians on the Bank October 5, 1804—Frost in the Morning October 6, 1804—Migrating Birds October 7, 1804—Another Cold Morning October 8, 1804—Meeting the Arikaras October 11, 1804—The Arikara Very Friendly October 12, 1804—Gifts from the Indians October 13, 1804—A Court Martial October 14, 1804—Execution of the Sentence October 15, 1804—York Pleases the Indians October 18, 1804—The Cannonball River October 19, 1804—52 Gangs of Buffalo October 20, 1804—First Encounter with a Grizzly October 21, 1804—Snow at Daylight October 22, 1804—An Attack of Rheumatism October 25, 1804—Mandan Curious about the Corps October 26, 1804—A Big Welcome for the Corps October 27, 1804—Meeting Mr. Jusseaume October 28, 1804—Prairie Wind Cancels Council October 29, 1804—Fire on the Prairie November 1, 1804—Looking for a Winter Campsite November 2, 1804—Beginning Fort Mandan November 3, 1804—Settling In November 4, 1804—Meeting Toussaint Charbonneau November 5, 1804—More About Sacagawea November 8, 1804—The Northern Lights November 9, 1804—How the Mandan Live November 10, 1804—Geese Continue to Fly South November 11, 1804—Not Much to Tell Again November 12, 1804—A Mandan Legend November 15, 1804—Missouri River Begins Icing Up November 16, 1804—Winterizing Fort Mandan November 17, 1804—ChinkdeChink, Daub Daub November 18, 1804—Chief Black Cat Comes to Visit November 19, 1804—Finally, the Hunters Return November 22, 1804—Stopping Domestic Violence November 23, 1804—Fair Weather! November 24, 1804—The Work Continues November 25, 1804—Two Hidatsa Chiefs Visit November 26, 1804—A North Dakota Winter November 29, 1804—The Calculating Msr. Larocque November 30, 1804—Surprise Attack by the Sioux December 1, 1804—More Trouble Brewing December 2, 1804—A Warning for the Sioux December 3, 1804—More Trinkets December 6, 1804—A Very Fancy Man December 7, 1804—The Buffalo are Coming! December 8, 1804—Frost Bite December 9, 1804—A Bounty of Buffalo Meat December 10, 1804—The Buffalo Move On December 13, 1804—Temperatures Keep Dropping December 14, 1804—The Buffalo Disappear December 15, 1804—A Soldier’s Letter Home December 16, 1804—A Messenger from the Traders December 17, 1804—Mr. Heney’s Valuable Information December 20, 1804—A Little Horse Rustling December 21, 1804—Making Amends December 22, 1804—The Big Horn Sheep December 23, 1804—A Little Home Cookin’ December 24, 1804—Christmas Eve at Fort Mandan December 27, 1804—Christmas Expedition Style December 28, 1804—Blacksmith John Shields December 29, 1804—Blacksmith Alexander Willard December 30, 1804—Blacksmith William Bratton December 31, 1804—Blacksmiths Very Popular

January 3, 1805—The New Year With a Bang! January 4, 1805—Home on the Plains January 5, 1805—The Buffalo Dance January 6, 1805—Cookin’ Up Some Corn January 7, 1805—The River Roche Jaune January 10, 1805—Forty Degrees Below Zero January 11, 1805—A War Medicine Dance January 12, 1805—A Recipe for Boudin Blanc January 13, 1805—A Major Buffalo Hunt January 14, 1805—An Eclipse of the Moon January 17, 1805—Lewis and Clark: Ethnographers January 18, 1805—Messrs Larocque and McKenzie January 19, 1805—Larocque the Entrepreneur January 20, 1805—Interpreters Misunderstand January 21, 1805—A Case of the Pox January 24, 1805—Cutting Coal Wood January 25, 1805—A Visit from the Assiniboine January 26 1805—A Case of Violent Pleurisy January 27, 1805—An Amputation January 28, 1805—The Longitude of Fort Mandan January 31, 1805—Music and Dancing February 1, 1805—Corn for a War Hatchet February 2, 1805—Mr. Larocque Leaves February 3, 1805—All Boats Stuck in the Ice February 4, 1805—Clark Out Hunting February 7, 1805—Locking the Gate at Night February 8, 1805—Chief Black Cat Visits February 9, 1805—Pvt. Howard Court Martialed February 10, 1805—Bringing in the Game February 11, 1805—Little ‘Pompy’ Charbonneau February 14, 1805—Clark in from the Cold February 15, 1805—Chasing the Sioux Thieves February 16, 1805—Snow Blind February 17, 1805—A Gift of Meat February 18, 1805—Meat All Gone February 21, 1805—The Medicine Stone February 22, 1805—The Rivers to the West February 23, 1805—Icebound Pirogue February 24, 1805—Keelboat Loosed from the Ice February 25, 1805—Rope Breaks February 28, 1805—Indian Remedy Sacacomis March 1, 1805—Allies, Enemies and Threats March 2, 1805—River Ice Breaking Up March 3, 1805—Ducks Flying North March 4, 1805—1,609 Miles from Home March 7, 1805—A Windfall for Charbonneau March 8, 1805—A Kidnapping March 9, 1805—The Fearsome Chief One Eye March 10, 1805—Bands of Minnetare March 11, 1805—Charboneau Quits! March 14, 1805—Charbonneau Moves Out March 15, 1805—Hulling Corn March 16, 1805—A Recipe for Making Beads March 17, 1805—Charbonneau Recants March 18, 1805—Charbonneau Enlists March 21, 1805—A Hill of Pumice Stone March 22, 1805—Extra Visits from Chiefs, Clerks March 23, 1805—A Visit from the Clerks March 24, 1805—Preparing to Set Out March 25, 1805—Canoes Near Destroyed by Ice March 28, 1805—Ice Jams March 29, 1805—A Feast of Drowned Buffalo March 30, 1805—Healthy Except for the Venereal March 31, 1805—No Journal Entry Today April 1, 1805—Boats in the Water April 4, 1805—Trying to Leave Fort Mandan April 5, 1805—High Winds Prevent Travel April 6, 1805—An Arikara Farewell April 7, 1805—Finally, Off to the West April 8, 1805—A Leaking Canoe April 11, 1805—Bear Tracks and Venison April 12, 1805—Passing Under a Falling Bank April 13, 1805—Pirogue Nearly Overturned April 14, 1805—Evidence of Spiritous Liqour April 15, 1805—Water Unfit to Drink April 18, 1805—Wind Detains the Corps April 19, 1805—Too Windy for Canoes April 20, 1805—An Indian Grave April 21, 1805—Buffalo Veal April 22, 1805—Captain Lewis’ Four Legged Friend April 25, 1805—The Banks of the Yellowstone April 26, 1805—The Yellowstone and Missouri April 27, 1805—First Camp in Montana April 28, 1805—Winds Finally Favorable April 29, 1805—Killed the First Grizzly May 2, 1805—Spring Snow May 3, 1805—Porcupines May 4, 1805—Lewis Doctors Fields May 5, 1805—Wolves and Coyotes May 6, 1805—More Grizzlies May 9, 1805—Big Dry River May 10, 1805—Boils and Imposthumes May 11, 1805—Bratton Shoots a Grizzly Bear May 12, 1805—Choke Cherries May 13, 1805—First Mention of the Iron-framed Boat May 16, 1805—Another Grizzly Thriller May 17, 1805—A Late Night Fire May 18, 1805—First Rain This Spring May 19, 1805—Lewis’ Dog Bitten by a Beaver May 20, 1805—Exploring the Musselshell River May 23, 1805—Weather Cold, River Rising May 24, 1805—Ice in the Morning May 25, 1805—An ‘Ibex’ or Bighorn Sheep May 26, 1805—First Glimpse of the Rockies May 27, 1805—Narrow Channel, High Banks May 30, 1805—Recent Indian Encampments May 31, 1805—A Well-deserved Dram June 1, 1805—A Fine View of the Mountains June 2, 1805—Hides for the Iron-framed Boat June 3, 1805—Choosing Between Two Rivers June 6, 1805—Lewis Convinced June 7, 1805—Off a Cliff June 8, 1805—Maria’s River June 9, 1805—Caching and Stashing June 10, 1805—Hiding the Red Pirogue June 13, 1805—The Great Falls of the Missouri June 14, 1805—More and More Falls June 15, 1805—Clark Arrives at the Falls June 16, 1805—Lewis Treats Sacagawea June 17, 1805—Sacagawea Feeling Much Better June 20, 1805—A Loud Noise from the North June 21, 1805—Starting the Portage June 22, 1805—First Leg of the Portage June 23, 1805—Prickly Pear Troubles June 24, 1805—Severe Weather June 27, 1805—Lewis Does the Cooking June 28, 1805—More Trouble with Bears June 29, 1805—A Fountain and a Flash Flood June 30, 1805—The Large Compass Found July 1, 1805—Bears About the Camp All Night July 4, 1805—A Celebration July 5, 1805—Iron-framed Boat Troubles July 6, 1805—A Hail Storm July 7, 1805—Rotting Clothing, Blowflies and Mosquitos July 8, 1805—Boat Finally Dry July 11, 1805—Leather Boat Finally Launched July 12, 1805—Most Hands Building Canoes July 13, 1805—Preparing to Move On July 14, 1805—Launching the New Canoes July 15, 1805—On the Way to Three Forks July 18, 1805—Anxious to Find the Shoshone July 19, 1805—The Gates of the Mountains July 20, 1805—Signs that the Indians are Near July 21, 1805—Progress Slow and Laborious July 22, 1805—Sacagawea Recognizes the Country July 25, 1805—Clark at the Three Forks July 26, 1805—Captain Clark Much Fatigued July 27, 1805—Lewis at the Three Forks July 28, 1805—Madison, Jefferson and Gallatin July 29, 1805—A Day of Rest and A Sand Hill Crane August 1, 1805—In Quest of the Snake Indians August 2, 1805—Hot Days and Cool Nights August 3, 1805—Signs that Indians are Near August 4, 1805—Many Streams to Ponder August 5, 1805—Choosing the Middle Fork August 8, 1805—Sacagawea Recognizes the Beaver’s Head August 9, 1805—Shannon Lost and Found August 10, 1805—Indian Roads, Impassable Streams August 11, 1805—Lewis Signals an Indian August 12, 1805—The Continental Divide August 15, 1805—At Last The Shoshone August 16, 1805—Everyone Hungry August 17, 1805—Sacagawea and Cameahwait, brother and sister August 18, 1805—Captain Lewis Trades for Horses August 19, 1805—The Shoshone Indians August 22, 1805—Riding After a Stolen Gun August 23, 1805—An Impassable River August 24, 1805—Three Plans August 25, 1805—Confronting the Three Chiefs August 26, 1805—Birth on the Trail August 29, 1805—An Early Frost August 30, 1805—A Musket for a Horse August 31, 1805—A Startled Indian September 1, 1805—Salmon for Dinner September 2, 1805—Horses Slip and Fall September 5, 1805—The Mythical Welsh Indians September 6, 1805—Nothing to Eat but Berries September 7, 1805—Naturalist Elliott Coues September 8, 1805—All Cold and Wet September 9, 1805—Arrival at Travelers’ Rest September 12, 1805—Farewell to Travelers’ Rest September 13, 1805—Pausing at a Hot Springs September 14, 1805—Killing a Colt September 15, 1805—The Lochsa Mistake September 16, 1805—And Then it Began to Snow September 19, 1805—A Glimmer of Hope September 20, 1805—The Nez Perce September 21, 1805—Still Separated September 22, 1805—Two Different Perspectives September 23, 1805—Getting Ready to Leave September 26, 1805—Setting Up Canoe Camp September 27, 1805—Canoe Building Begins, Sort Of September 28, 1805—Ten Days Left September 29, 1805—Progress Remains Slow September 30, 1805—The Worst is Over October 3, 1805—Nothing but Fish and A Horse October 4, 1805—A Displeased Indian October 5, 1805—A Horse Branding October 6, 1805—Another Cache October 7, 1805—Down the Clearwater October 10, 1805—Clearwater and Snake Rivers October 11, 1805—A Sweat Lodge October 12, 1805—A Warning of Bad Rapids October 13, 1805—All Canoes Pass Safely October 14, 1805—A Duck for Dinner October 17, 1805—The Snake Meets the Columbia October 18, 1805—Finally, Down the Columbia October 19, 1805—The Umatilla Indians October 20, 1805—An Indian Burial Site October 21, 1805—Collins Makes Beer October 24, 1805—Wild River October 25, 1805—Rumors October 26, 1805—Red Meat, Trout and Fleas October 27, 1805—Trade Goods Out to Dry October 28, 1805—Cooking in Baskets October 31, 1805—Exploring Abandoned Houses November 1, 1805—Through the Great Chute November 2, 1805—Another Bad Rapid November 3, 1805—Fog and Quicksand November 4, 1805—Roasted Wapato November 7, 1805—In View of the Ocean? November 8, 1805—The Mouth of the Columbia November 9, 1805—Camp Entirely Under Water November 10, 1805—A Good Start Stalled November 11, 1805—Still Stalled November 14, 1805—Situation Miserable November 15, 1805—Moving Camp November 16, 1805—Finally Moving on Down November 17, 1805—Return from Cape Disappointment November 18, 1805—Clark as a Tour Guide November 21, 1805—Where to Put Winter Camp November 22, 1805—A Stormy, Miserable Day November 23, 1805—Sea Otter Skins for Sale November 24, 1805—A Democratic Decision November 25, 1805—Backtracking Up the River November 28, 1805—Very Stormy Weather November 29, 1805—Lewis Set Out in an Indian Canoe November 30, 1805—Burial Vaults December 1, 1805—Still Searching December 2, 1805—Finally! Meat on the Table December 5, 1805—Captain Lewis Returns December 6, 1805—High Winds and High Tide December 7, 1805—Moving On December 8, 1805—Exploring the Area December 9, 1805—Indians with Fresh Salmon December 12, 1805—Fleas! December 13, 1805—A Different Winter Camp December 14, 1805—Tomahawks and Hatchets December 15, 1805—Bringing in the Meat December 16, 1805—Camping in the Cold December 19, 1805—A New Bird December 20, 1805—High Priced Food December 21, 1805—Daubing and Chinking December 22, 1805—Spoiled Meat December 23, 1805—Rumor and Innuendo December 26, 1805—Christmas December 27, 1805—On the Way to Make Salt December 28, 1805—York Unwell December 29,1805—A Beached Whale December 30, 1805—A Sumptuous Dinner of Fresh Meat

January 2, 1806—A New Year Celebration January 3, 1806—Fresh Blubber January 4, 1806—Lewis Bargains with an Indian January 5, 1806—A Taste of Blubber January 6, 1806—Off to See the Whale January 9, 1806—A Monster on the Beach January 10, 1806—Captain Clark Returns January 11, 1806—A Canoe Floats Away January 12, 1806—Clark’s Plan to Ration Meat January 13, 1806—Bringing in the Elk January 16, 1806—Nothing Much Happens Today January 17, 1806—Pretty Pricey Pelts January 18, 1806—Clothing for the Trip Home January 19, 1806—Blue Beads, Gone January 20, 1806—A Very Relaxed Day January 23, 1806—Out of Salt January 24, 1806—The Astonishing Air Gun January 25, 1806—Hunters, Salt, Berries and Bands January 26, 1806—Werner and Howard Missing January 27, 1806—A Bonanza Kill January 30, 1806—Hats and Knives January 31, 1806—A Mysterious Bird February 1, 1806—Indian Canoe Design February 2, 1806—Philosopher Lewis February 3, 1806—Great Success Hunting Elk February 6, 1806—Hunting Again February 7, 1806—Living in High Style February 8, 1806—Shrubs February 9, 1806—A Black Bear February 10, 1806—Willard In from the Salt Works February 13, 1806—Captain Moore’s Cows February 14, 1806—A Few Sick Men February 15, 1806—The Quadrupeds of This Country February 16, 1806—The Perfect Compliment February 17, 1806—Hunting at Point Adams February 20, 1806—Tahcum Visits February 21, 1806—Salt Makers Finish the Job February 22, 1806—Hats for Lewis and Clark February 23, 1806—Sea Otters and Seals February 24, 1806—A Run of Candelfish February 27, 1806—The Braro February 28, 1806—Recap of the Month March 1, 1806—Cuscular March 2, 1806—A Feast of Fish and Wapato March 3, 1806—Those Pheasants are Grouse! March 6, 1806—Comowool with Anchovies March 7, 1806—Bratton Gets a Massage March 8, 1806—Re-appearing Elk March 9, 1806—Red Headed Duck March 10, 1806—A Tree 42 Feet Around! March 13, 1806—Porpoises in the River March 14, 1806—Traders with the Makah March 15, 1806—Twenty Shots, Four Elk March 16, 1806—No Deal March 17, 1806—They Need More Canoes March 20, 1806—Lists and Certificates March 21, 1806—Can’t Leave Yet March 22, 1806—Rain March 23, 1806—Leaving Ft. Clatsop March 24, 1806—Giving Away the Fort March 27, 1806—The Skilutes March 28, 1806—Repairing Canoes March 29, 1806—Wild Chives and Wapato March 30, 1806—An Unusual Custom March 31, 1806—A Missing River April 3, 1806—Looking for a River April 4, 1806—A Bear Brought In April 5, 1806—More About the Multnomah April 6, 1806—Beacon Rock April 7, 1806—Rifle Repair April 10, 1806—The Stolen Tomahawk April 11, 1806—Rain, Rain, Rain April 12, 1806—Losing a Canoe April 13, 1806—Redistributing Cargo and Crew April 14, 1806—Together Again April 17, 1806—Struggling to Buy Horses April 18, 1806—First Rapids April 19, 1806—The Salmon are Coming! April 20, 1806—Still Trying to Purchase Horses April 21, 1806—Lewis Strikes an Indian April 24, 1806—Finally, A Few Horses April 25, 1806—A Village of 700 Souls April 26, 1806—A Crowded March April 27, 1806—To the Walla Walla Village April 28, 1806—Yelleppit Brings a Horse May 1, 1806—Which Road May 2, 1806—17 Miles to Catch a Horse May 3, 1806—North by North East May 4, 1806—A Cold Disagreeable Morning May 5, 1806—A Horse for Eye Water May 8, 1806—Everybody is Hungry May 9, 1806—Horses and Saddles Retrieved May 10, 1806—A Spring Snowstorm May 11, 1806—Out of Medals May 12, 1806—Clark the Doctor May 15, 1806—Making Camp Chopunish May 16, 1806—Grizzly Bears Again May 17, 1806—Water for a Bed May 18, 1806—A Recipe for Bear May 19, 1806—Camp: A Site for Sore Eyes May 22, 1806—Drying Everything May 23, 1806—Little Pomp Ill May 24, 1806—Bratton Still Weak May 25, 1806—Sweating It Out May 26, 1806—Horse Meat May 29, 1806—Still Waiting May 30, 1806—Shannon and Colter Lose a Canoe May 31, 1806—How Many Species of Bear June 1, 1806—Trading Goods and Services June 2, 1806—Wretched Trip over the Rockies June 5, 1806—Grass June 6, 1806—No Guides June 7, 1806—Trading for String June 8, 1806—Nearly Ready to Go June 9, 1806—Party ‘Exalted’ June 12, 1806—A New Camp June 13, 1806—Hunting Success June 14, 1806—Preparing for Departure June 15, 1806—On the Road Again June 16, 1806—Deeper and Deeper Snow June 19, 1806—A Decision to Turn Back June 20, 1806—Morale Low June 21, 1806—Further Retracing Their Steps June 22, 1806—A Pocket Full of Trade Beads June 23, 1806—A Contingency Plan June 26, 1806—On the Road Again June 27, 1806—Stopping for a Smoke June 28, 1806—Good Grass June 29, 1806—A Lolo Hot Springs Bath June 30, 1806—Difficulties Going Downhill July 3, 1806—Going Their Own Ways July 4, 1806—No Celebration July 5, 1806—Trouble Crossing the Creeks July 6, 1806—Sacagawea Knows the Country July 7, 1806—Lewis Back on the Plains of the Missouri July 10, 1806—Digging Up the Caches July 11, 1806—Roaring Bulls July 12, 1806—Horses Feared Stolen July 13, 1806—Setting Out for the Great Falls July 14, 1806—Iron-framed Boat in Good Shape July 17, 1806—Clark on the Yellowstone July 18, 1806—12 Miles of Buffalo July 19, 1806—Gibson Seriously Wounded July 20, 1806—A Little Geology Lesson July 21, 1806—Camp Disappointment July 24, 1806—Clark Confused July 25, 1806—Pompeys Pillar July 26, 1806—Indians Watching July 27, 1806—Violence on the Marias July 28, 1806—On the Run July 31, 1806—Plenty of Elk, Buffalo and Deer August 1, 1806—Progress in the Rain August 2, 1806—Mosquitos and Grizzlies Attack August 3, 1806—New Mess Orders August 4, 1806—More Mosquitoes August 7, 1806—High Winds and Big Bears August 8, 1806—Sergeant Pryor Arrives August 9, 1806—Cpt. Clark Walks on Shore August 10, 1806—A New Species of Cherry August 11, 1806—Clark Sees Trappers, Lewis Gets Shot! August 14, 1806—Old Friends August 15, 1806—Colter Heads Back West August 16, 1806—A Reprimand and a Plea August 17, 1806—Charbonneau Dismissed August 18, 1806—Indian Legends August 21, 1806—Traffic on the River August 22, 1806—Lewis Recovering August 23, 1806—Lewis Recovering Fast August 24, 1806—Hard Wind from the Northwest August 25, 1806—The Cheyenne River August 28, 1806—Captain Lewis Still Not Well August 29, 1806—The Biggest Herd of Buffalo August 30, 1806—Meeting the Teton Sioux August 31, 1806—High Winds September 1, 1806—More Indians September 4, 1806—News from Home September 5, 1806—Racing Downstream September 6, 1806—A Dram of Whiskey September 7, 1806—Ink Dries Out September 8, 1806—The Great Platte River September 11, 1806—The Wandering Nodaway River September 12, 1806—Mr. McClellan September 13, 1806—More Than Just a Dram September 14, 1806—Singing in Harmony September 15, 1806—The Kansas River September 18, 1806—A Week Away from Home September 19, 1806—A Sight for Sore Eyes September 20, 1806—Double Canoe Set Loose September 21, 1806—St. Charles in Sight September 22, 1806—Only a Day Away September 25, 1806—A Hero’s Welcome to St. Louis!

September 26, 1806—A Great Leader’s Demise September 27, 2006—Cpt. Clark’s Life and Career September 28, 1806—The Fate of the Corps September 29, 2006—The Legacy of the Expedition