Traveling the Lewis & Clark Trail, 2nd

by Fanselow, Julie

• ISBN13: 9781585920426
• ISBN10: 1585920428
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: FalconGuides

Summary

Includes comprehensive inside information on activities, attractions, and visitor amenities all along the route. Endorsed by the National Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Council.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Preface	viii
Map Legend	ix
The Corps of Discovery: A Brief History and Overview	1	(6)
How to Use This Book	7	(16)
Suggested itineraries	7	(5)
When to go	12	(1)
Touring with a group---or on your own?	12	(2)
How to travel	14	(1)
Where to stay, what to eat	15	(1)
Treading Lightly	16	(1)
What to pack	17	(1)
Traveling with kids	18	(1)
What to read	19	(1)
Tending the trail	20	(1)
State tourism offices	21	(1)
A note on spelling	22	(1)
Is this book out of date?	22	(1)
Illinois, Missouri, and Kansas	23	(38)
Camp Wood (IL/MO)	23	(5)
St. Louis (MO)	28	(4)
St. Louis Travel Tips	32	(1)
Touring St. Louis	33	(1)
St. Charles (MO)	34	(1)
The Shakedown Cruise (MO)	35	(7)
The Katy Trail	42	(1)
Arrow Rock and Fort Osage (MO)	43	(5)
Kansas City-area attractions	48	(1)
Lewis and Clark State Park and Weston Bend State Park (MO)	49	(3)
Independence Creek (KS)	52	(2)
Lodging	54	(2)
Camping	56	(1)
Restaurants	57	(4)
Nebraska, Iowa, and South Dakota	61	(44)
Indian Cave State Park-Brownville State Recreation Area (NE)	61	(3)
Omaha, Council Bluffs, and Fort Atkinson (IA/NE)	64	(4)
Touring Omaha-Council Bluffs	68	(2)
Omaha Travel Tips	70	(1)
Lewis and Clark State Park (IA)	70	(2)
Blackbird Hill (NE)	72	(2)
Sergeant Floyd Monument (IA)	74	(4)
Spirit Mound (SD)	78	(2)
Rivers and Lakes: The Nebraska-South Dakota Border	80	(6)
Pierre and the Teton Council Site (SD)	86	(6)
South Dakota on the beaten path	92	(2)
The Lake Oahe Region (SD)	94	(3)
Lodging	97	(2)
Camping	99	(2)
Restaurants	101	(4)
North Dakota and Eastern Montana	105	(48)
Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park (ND)	105	(5)
Touring Bismarch/Mandan	110	(1)
Bismarck Travel Tips	111	(1)
Fort Mandan (ND)	111	(7)
Canoeing the Missouri	118	(1)
Knife River Indian Villages (ND)	119	(3)
Medora and Theodore Roosevelt National Park	122	(1)
Lake Sakakawea Country (ND)	123	(4)
The Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence (ND/MT)	127	(3)
Homeward bound: Clark on the Yellowstone River (MT)	130	(8)
The Hi-Line (MT)	138	(5)
Lodging	143	(4)
Camping	147	(2)
Restaurants	149	(4)
Central Montana	153	(54)
Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River	153	(8)
Wild and Scenic River Trips	161	(2)
The Marias River and Fort Benton	163	(1)
Floating the Breaks on your own	164	(7)
Homeward Bound: Camp Disappointment, the Two Medicine Fight Site	171	(5)
Glacier National Park	176	(1)
Great Falls (MT)	177	(9)
Following the portage	186	(1)
Great Falls Travel Tips	187	(2)
Gates of the Mountains (MT)	189	(5)
Homeward Bound: Lewis Finds a Shortcut	194	(1)
Three Forks of the Missouri (MT)	195	(3)
Yellowstone National Park and nearby attractions	198	(3)
Lodging	201	(2)
Camping	203	(1)
Restaurants	204	(3)
Western Montana and Idaho	207	(50)
The Jefferson and Beaverhead Valleys (MT)	207	(3)
Camp Fortunate and Lemhi Pass (MT/ID)	210	(4)
Real Western ranch life	214	(2)
Salmon Travel Tips	216	(2)
Touring the Salmon area	218	(2)
Homeward bound: Clark explores the Big Hole (MT)	220	(2)
Lost Trail Pass and the Bitterroot Valley (ID/MT)	222	(2)
Touring Missoula	224	(3)
U.S. Highway 12 (MT/ID)	227	(7)
The Lolo Motorway (ID)	234	(2)
Guided Trips on the Lolo Trail	236	(3)
Rooms with a view	239	(3)
Weippe Prairie (ID)	242	(2)
The Canoe Camp and the Clearwater (ID)	244	(5)
Lodging	249	(2)
Camping	251	(2)
Restaurants	253	(4)
Washington and Oregon	257	(52)
the Snake River (WA)	257	(5)
Meeting the Columbia (WA)	262	(2)
Homeward bound: The Land Route (WA)	264	(3)
The Columbia Plateau and The Dalles (WA/OR)	267	(5)
The Columbia River Gorge (WA/OR)	272	(1)
Dueling Interpretive Centers	273	(5)
Portland Travel Tips	278	(4)
Touring Portland and Vancouver	282	(1)
To the Pacific (WA/OR)	283	(5)
Fort Clatsop National Memorial (OR)	288	(6)
Seaside and Ecola State Park (OR)	294	(4)
Lodging	298	(4)
Camping	302	(2)
Restaurants	304	(5)
Epilogue	309	(2)
Annual Lewis and Clark Events	311	(1)
Index	312	(10)
About the Author	322