Challenges of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

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They thought they'd encounter wooly mammoths. They thought they'd find spewing volcanoes. They thought the Pacific Ocean lay just over the hill.
Image: Man and horse walk across the Bitterroot Mountains Image: Brown bear in river Image: Herd of buffalo feeding on the plain Image: Men in colonial garb, brandishing rifles, storm through the water

Click on the photos above to learn about the challenges the Lewis and Clark Expedition really endured.

 
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