Pic Today 3/1/12

THE GREAT RIVER EXPEDITION

OF LEWIS & CLARK STARTED HERE

. . . at the confluence of the Missouri River

and the mighty Mississippi.

Where these two great rivers meet

is the launching point of the historic

Lewis & Clark expedition of 1804.

Through unchartered territories,

from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean,

Lewis & Clark endured weather, wilderness

and native Indian tribes (picking up Shoshone

interpreter, Sacajawea, along the way),

and reached their destination in Oregon

2 years and 4 months later.

And they did it going up stream,

against the Missouri's mighty currents.

Today, you can climb 150-feet to the top

of the Lewis & Clark tower, and witness

the exact launch point of the expedition,

where the Missouri meets the Mississippi River.