Columbia River before Umatilla

two of our Party Peter Crusat & Gibson played on the violin
William Clark

we passd. over Several rapids today but no excident hapened.
Joseph Whitehouse

The rapids described by Whitehouse are now under the lake created by McNary Dam.
Photo date: October 11, 2008
Some modern artifacts have been obscured.

Large, wide river with wind generated waves

Umatilla Plains

In the whole country around there are only level plains, except a few hills on some parts of the river.
-Patrick Gass-

This is looking east. The vegetation has been shortened by grazing cattle.
Photo date: October 11, 2008
Some modern artifacts have been obscured.

Large, wide, and brown plain with no trees and grazed vegetation

Mt. Adams

we discovred a verry high round mountain a long distance down the River which appears to have Snow on the top of it.
-John Ordway-

This photo was taken many miles west of the view the Corps had on this day. Only the very top of this mountain can be seen from Umatilla.
Some modern artifacts in this photo have been obscured.

Large, snowy peak

Photo in public domain (altered)