Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Freshwater Phase

towards evening Gibson giged & killd. one of the fish we took to be Salmon and we found it to be Salmon trout, and poor. we expect they all are that is in this creek.
-John Ordway-

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Large fish with red sides

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Eldorado Creek

in my walk of this day up the Creek I observed a great abundance of fine grass sufficient to Sustain our horses any length of time we chose to Stay at this place. Several Glades of quawmash. the S W. Sides of the hills is fallen timber and burnt woods, the N. E. Sides of the hills is thickly timbered with lofty pine, and thick under growth
-William Clark-

Photo date: June 22, 2008

Mountain creek and meadow

Black morel (Morchella elata)

Cruzatte brought me several large morells which I roasted and eat without salt pepper or grease in this way I had for the first time the true taist of the morell which is truly an insippid taistless food.
-Merewether Lewis-

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Large elongated mushrooms with black wavy ribs

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