Lewis and Clark Trail Articles
The Lolo Trail
The Historic Land Bridge
Archived: 1994
On the Clearwater and Lolo National Forests, in the mountains of Northern Idaho and Western Montana, there is an ancient trail system that has been used for hundreds of years as a land bridge between the Columbia River basin and the Missouri River basin. The approximate route of this trail is westward up Lolo Creek […]
Lolo Trail National Historic Landmark
A Plan For Its Documentation And Preservation
Archived: 1990
The Lolo Trail is a mountain trail in Northern Idaho that ranks second only to the Oregon Trail and the Mullan Wagon Road in its importance to Northwest U.S. History. Due to its remoteness, it may also be the most well preserved and documentable Native American trail left in the entire U.S. Aggressive documentation and […]
The Riddle of Hungery Creek
Lewis and Clark Trail in Idaho
Archived: 2000
Fascination with the route and camping places of Lewis and Clark has remained strong for more than 100 years. With the approaching bicentennial of the Corps of Discovery, this interest is only intensifying. What is more, increasing numbers of people are interested in following the route themselves-not always a wise idea, as is certainly the […]
In Their Footsteps
The Lewis and Clark Trail
Archived: 2004
Lewis and Clark Trail: In Their Footsteps presents the research results and methods of Steve F. Russell, Historic Trails Research, Ames, Iowa. Presented at the Museum of the Rockies, Bozeman, Montana by invitation of the Headwaters Chapter of the Lewis and Clark Heritage Foundation (now the Lewis and Clark Trail Alliance). Photos and maps are […]
Idaho Governor’s Committee Presentation
Lewis and Clark Trail
Archived: 2014
The Idaho Governor’s Lewis and Clark Committee presentation covers the location, documentation, and preservation of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail over the Bitterroot Mountains. This report includes photos and maps.
Sgt. Ordway’s Salmon Excursion
Salmon and Snake River Fishing Villages
Archived: 2003
This document is a research report on the salmon fishing expedition of Sgt. John Ordway of the Corps of Discovery under the command on Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. This route and the effort of Ordway remained largely unnoticed until this research was completed and published. It has been the collaboration of Steve F. Russell, […]
Lewis and Clark Over Lost Trail Pass
Archived: 2000
This report is one of five research reports that were compiled into a document entitled: “The Mystery of Lost Trail Pass,” James Fazio, Ed, 2000. It describes in detail how the researcher analyzed the Lewis and Clark Journals and the associated topography of the area to create a description of the trail route and campsite […]
Clearwater Crossing
Meriwether Lewis on the Blackfoot River
Archived: 2015
In July of 1806, Meriwether Lewis and a small group of men from the Corps of Discovery main party, traveled eastward from Travelers Rest Camp, following the main Indian trail up the Big Blackfoot River in Montana. On July 5, they crossed the Clearwater River. This document reports on the research for the location of […]
Travelers’ Rest
The Lewis And Clark Campsite of 1805-09-09
Archived: 1999
This campsite is well know to the Lewis and Clark Trail community. It was a popular camping place for Salish, Nez Perce, and early Explorers. The location was at the junction of the Lolo Trail (from Lolo, Montana to Kamiah, Idaho) with the 1806 Bitterroot Trail (from Missoula, Montana to Gibbon’s Pass). The Corps of […]
Lewis and Clark Lolo Trail Precision Survey
Summary of Research Results
Archived: 2005
In 2001 and 2002, Steve F. Russell and survey assistants, Theo Petersen and Matt Battani, hiked the trail followed by Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery from Lolo Pass, Idaho-Montana to Weippe, Idaho. This trail tread was recorded with a Trimble Pathfinder Pro XRS precision GPS to an accuracy of 3 meters. This […]