Corps of Discovery Part 2

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🗓️ 28 September 2018

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

When we left off last time Meriwether Lewis had just looked over the crest of the largest mountain range he had ever seen (or summited), hoping to see the Columbia River, and an easy path to the Pacific Ocean. Instead, there were mountains as far as the eye could see. Canoes were useless now, and the Corps of Discovery would need horses. It was Sacagawea's moment. Show notes and National Park Service resources at NationalParkPodcast.com/corps-of-discovery-2.

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0:00.0	The America's National Parks Podcast is sponsored by L.L. Bean.
0:15.0	This year, L.Bine is joining up with the National Park Foundation,
0:20.0	the official non-profit partner of the National Park Service to help you find your happy place in an amazing system of more than 400 national parks
0:30.0	including historic and cultural sites,
0:32.6	monuments, preserves, lakeshores, and seashores
0:35.9	that dot the American landscape,
0:38.2	many of which you'll find just a short trip from home.
0:41.2	L.L. Bean is proud to be an official partner of the National Park Foundation.
0:47.0	Discover your perfect day in a park at find your park.com. Welcome.
0:54.0	Welcome.
0:55.0	Welcome. Welcome back to part two of our journey along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail.
1:10.0	If you haven't listened to part one, you should do so before proceeding to this half of the story.
1:16.0	As I'm editing the materials for this episode, Abigail and I, along with our three boys, are following the trail ourselves from Omaha to Sioux City to Vermilion and
1:26.8	Yankton, South Dakota and beyond. We're camping near the Lewis and Clark Recreation Area just below Gavin's Point Dam.
1:35.7	The other night we happened upon a small trailer at a campsite outside of which set two beach
1:40.5	cruiser style bikes, an orange one and a pink one, and two kayaks, and an older
1:46.3	gentleman with a smile on his face.
1:49.5	The man said hello to Abigail, and they struck up a conversation. He told her that his wife had
1:54.7	succumbed to cancer six months prior and they used to come here twice a year together.
1:59.9	This was his first time without her.
2:04.4	He brought along her things.
2:06.8	He had to.
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