Lewis and Clark Trail Articles
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 […]