Lewis & Clark Expedition

WildWithinHer

A8. The Columbia River as the Expedition saw it is mostly gone, submerged under reservoirs behind dams. The last free-flowing stretch is near Hanford Reach, not terribly far from Sacajawea @WAStatePks. #ParkChat

Stars252525

replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail A8 Thank heavens the NPS and some states have protected sites of interest. I'm sure many have been lost to development. #ParkChat

naturetechfam

replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail #parkchat A8 like many of the other amazing trails west, you can't follow them uninterrupted for very far, but those places that have been preserved are still amazing to witness!

t_jh2009

replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail A8) The First Nations traditions for the most part have stayed somewhat the same though modern culture has put a strain on them just like other traditions. #ParkChat

misskimmy13

A8. We are fortunate in some areas to see the trail fairly undisturbed but others have a lot more people and traffic around. #parkchat

NakMakFeegle

replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail A8 For one, most of the rivers they traveled were wild, where now they are chained by dams. I suspect that only the fragments preserved in parks and wilderness would be remotely recognizable to the corps of discovery today. #ParkChat

Parkasaur

replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail A8. Standing on top of Spirit Mound in South Dakota in the same spot where Lewis & Clark stood, it’s possible to imagine them facing an endless prairie. #ParkChat

Parkasaur

replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail A8. On the other hand, large stretches of the Missouri River are now dammed, including the Great Falls in Montana. #ParkChat

e_terren

replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail A8. Dams. Can't stand 'em. River killers.

I know I won't be able to see the falls in Montana, but there will still be some open landscapes to see. Thank goodness our country had the foresight to save some places. #parkchat