Lolo Trail
several of the men are unwell of the disentary.
Set out this morning a little after sun rise
Meriwether Lewis
This photo was taken several miles east of Dry Camp where Lewis awoke on September 19th.
Main party: Portable Soup Camp
Clark party: Lewis and Clark Grove
Photo date: October 25, 2009.
Horsesteak Meadows
Set out early proceeded on up the Creek passing through a Small glade at 6 miles at which place we found a horse. I derected him killed and hung up for the party after takeing a brackfast off for our Selves which we thought fine
-William Clark-
Photo date: September 11, 2010.
Above Hungery Creek
after Brackfast proceed on up the Creek two miles & left it to our right passed over a mountain, and the heads of branch of hungary Creek,
-William Clark-
Clark climbed up from Hungery Creek in this area.
Photo date: September 11, 2010.
Fallen Timber near Full Stomach Camp
passed over a mountain, and the heads of branch of hungary Creek, two high mountains, ridges and through much falling timber (which caused our road of to day to be double the derect distance on the Course
-William Clark-
Photo ©2010 by Gene Eastman.
Eldorado Creek
Struck a large Creek passing to our left which I Kept down for 4 miles and left it to our left & passed mountain bad falling timber to a Small Creek passing to our left and Encamped.
-William Clark-
Photo date: September 12, 2008.
Spirit Revival Ridge
the appearance of this country, our only hope for subsistance greately revived the sperits of the party already reduced and much weakened for the want of food.
-Meriwether Lewis-
This photo reflects the view as located by Gene Eastman. The prairie can be seen near the center of this photo.
Horse Sweat Pass
We then ascended another Mountain; which was as bad to ascend as any Mountain we had yet seen, this was very fataigueing to ourselves & horses, the ground was covered with Snow & froze,
-Joseph Whitehouse-
This photo reflects Horsesweat Pass as located by Gene Eastman. The trail climbs the ridge on the opposite side of the valley.
Lolo Trail atop Horse Sweat Pass
the country is thickly covered with a very heavy growth of pine of which I have ennumerated 8 distinct species.
-Meriwether Lewis-
Hungery Creek and Pagoda Ridge
after leaving the ridge we asscended and decended several steep mountains in the distance of 6 miles further when we struck a Creek about 15 yards wide.
-Meriwether Lewis-
Gene Eastman concludes that both Clark and Lewis descended to Hungery Creek (left) by following the ridge starting upper center and ending lower left.
Hungery Creek
one of our horses fell backwards out of the trail and rolled down over the Steep rocks abt. 200 feet with 2 boxes of Ammunition and plunged in to the creek with Some difficulty we got the horse up again and load it hurt the horse but did not kill him.
-John Ordway-
Portable Soup Camp
we encamped on the Stard. side of it in a little raviene, having traveled 18 miles over a very bad road. we took a small quantity of portable soup, and retired to rest much fatiegued.
-Meriwether Lewis-
Obia Creek enters Hungery creek from the right. After crossing Obia Creek, the old trail climbs high above Hungery Creek and descends at Horsesteak Meadows.
Hungery Creek
we Came 17 miles this day and Camped at a Small run in a thicket of pine and balsom timber &C—
-John Ordway-