Morning near Full Stomach Camp

a fine morning we Set out as usal and proceeded on over verry high mountains
Joseph Whitehouse

one man Shot two bear this evining unfortunately we Could git neither of them
William Clark

Morning light on scattered, thin trees in an open brushy area.

Photo date: September 19, 2009.

Eldorado Creek

through the level wide and heavy timbered bottom of this creek we proceeded
-Meriwether Lewis-

Small creek and very large cedar trees

Photo date: September 19, 2009.

Lolo Trail east of Lolo Creek

we passed a broken country heavily timbered great quantities of which had fallen and so obstructed our road that it was almost impracticable to proceed in many places.
-Meriwether Lewis-

There are two Lolo Creeks, one in Montana and one in Idaho. This photo is just above the Idaho creek.

Forest with fallen trees scattered throughout

Photo date: September 19, 2009.

Lolo Creek near the mouth of Eldorado Creek

In the afternoon we descended down a hill, & came to the forks of a creek, where the Creek got to be large.
-Joseph Whitehouse-

This creek is in Idaho near the western end of the Lolo Trail. Pheasant Camp is to the right.

Large creek during a rain squall

Photo date: September 19, 2009.

Pheasant Camp

we struck a large creek at the forks, passed the Northen branch and continued down it on the West side 1 mile and encamped in a small open bottom where there was tolerable food for our horses.
-Meriwether Lewis-

Cedars (Thuja plicata)

the Arborvita increases in quantity and size. I saw several sticks today large enough to form eligant perogues of at least 45 feet in length.
-Meriwether Lewis-

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Two very large cedar trees

Photo ©2010 by Gene Eastman.

Sunrise at Musselshell

a fine morning
-William Clark-

Musselshell Meadow is connected to, but west of, the Weippe prairie where Clark saw his sunrise on September 21st.

Sunrise at a prairie near Weippe

Photo date: September 19, 2009.

Clearwater River Canyon

decended a Steep ruged hill verry long to a Small river which comes from our left and I suppose it to be [blank] River    passed down the river 2 miles on a Steep hill side
-William Clark-

The Corps camped by this river's headwaters on September 13th. This view looks up the river (east).
The highway that follows the river has been digitally obscured.

Clearwater River canyon on route from Weippe to Twisted Hair's camp

Photo date: September 19, 2009.

Clearwater River Canyon

the river hills are verry high & Steep, Small bottoms to this little river which is Flat head & is 160 yards wide and Sholey This river is the one we killed the first Coalt on near a fishing were
-William Clark-

China Island

my guide called to the Chief who was Encamped with 2 others on a Small island in the river, he Soon joind me, I found him a Chearfull man with apparant Siencerity, I gave him a medal &c. and Smoked untill 1 oClock a. m. and went to Sleep.
-William Clark-

Chief Twisted Hair's island is the rocky shore on the right side of the river.

Rocky shores on a bend in a forest river

Photo date: September 20, 2008. Some modern artifacts have been obscured.