Lewis & Clark's Columbia River - "200 Years Later" "Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail"

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Click image to enlarge "Selfie Spot", Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail at Bonneville Dam, Washington side. Image taken July 11, 2018. Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail ... The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail is approximately 3,700 miles long and extends from Wood River, Illinois, to the mouth of the Columbia River near present day Astoria, Oregon. It follows the historic outbound and inbound routes of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The trail connects eleven states -- Illinois, Missouri, Kanasa, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon -- and many Tribal lands. The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail allows travelers to follow the approximate route of the Corps of Discovery. National Historic Trails System ... The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail was established by Congress in 1968 as part of the national trails system. The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail is one of two national historic trails traversing through both Oregon and Washington, the other being the Oregon National Historic Trail. Click image to enlarge 50 Years, National Historic Trail poster, The Dalles, Oregon. Columbia Gorge Discover Center. Image taken September 24, 2018. Lewis and Clark National Historic Park ... [More] "Selfie Spots" ... "Selfie Spots" were created in 2018 to celebrate the National Historic Trail System's 50th anniversary. Stand on the spot and take a picture and share it with Social Media !!! Click image to enlarge "Selfie Spot", Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail at Bonneville Dam, Washington side. Image taken July 11, 2018. Click image to enlarge View from "Selfie Spot", Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail at Bonneville Dam, Washington side. Image taken July 11, 2018. From the Journals of Lewis and Clark ... Clark, ... Return to Menu

*River Miles [RM] are approximate, in statute miles, and were determined from USGS topo maps, obtained from NOAA nautical charts, or obtained from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website, 2003 Sources: U.S. National Park Service website, 2018, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail; All Lewis and Clark quotations from Gary Moulton editions of the Lewis and Clark Journals, University of Nebraska Press, all attempts have been made to type the quotations exactly as in the Moulton editions, however typing errors introduced by this web author cannot be ruled out; location interpretation from variety of sources, including this website author.

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