Lewis & Clark Expedition

Wed 2019-06-05 9:00pm 60m

ParkChat

LewisClarkTrail

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Q4: Most people have a basic 4th grade knowledge of the #lewisandclark story. But how would our understanding of the expedition change if we looked at it as if we were standing on the shore watching the Corps of Discovery pass by on boats? #parkchat

0:20:04

Stars252525

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replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail A4 Perhaps we would look at the boats and think of the difficulty of what they will face. #ParkChat

0:22:49

theRangerLife

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replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail A4. It would help us understand how challenging the mission was. To cross unknown (to them at least) lands and crossing paths with unknown creatures #parkchat

0:23:00

wander_filled

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A4 As a AmericanLit teacher, it’s hard to get my students (HS juniors) to understand the significance to the folks of the day. much less those who saw it happen! It would boggle my mind as a tribesman. #parkchat

0:23:33

WildWithinHer

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A4. I think that was the success of the Bicentennial commemoration--that the tribes told their stories. The Corps of Discovery II traveling exhibition was one amazing venue for that. And of course there's James Ronda's excellent "Lewis & Clark Among the Indians." #ParkChat

0:23:41

t_jh2009

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replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail A4) Perhaps like the landing of the Mayflower, all of a sudden people from a different land are here. #ParkChat

0:24:10

tthrash

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replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail A4 Funny, when at the L&C NHP last year, I remember seeing the trail to the ocean (six miles round trip, if memory serves) and feeling almost obligated to do it. I mean, it was such a minuscule portion of their trip...but time was tight, so. #parkchat

0:25:53

e_terren

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replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail A4. From the standpoint of Native Americans, I can only guess there was curiosity, and perhaps a little fear of something different coming their way. I wonder how Native Americans today think about the story. #parkchat

0:28:44

Parkasaur

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replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail A4. Among other things, we’d notice that they didn’t have bug spray, and wonder just how they did it. To say nothing of the disease, injury, and discomforts endured. #ParkChat

0:30:11

mamanobles

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replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail @59NationalParks A4: there are some great books on the 4th grade level! #ParkChat

0:32:20

NakMakFeegle

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replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail A4 I always like to imagine the incredible, pristine landscapes as they were - filled with wildlife and natural wonders that were rendered unrecognizable mere decades later. #ParkChat

0:43:58

misskimmy13

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A4. If we were watching them in present day we would likely be following them on social media and would know the reason for the expedition. If at the time of the expedition, we would have tried to get the latest gossip to figure out why this group was traveling through. #parkchat

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