Lewis and Clark: Journal Summaries

12.12.1803  to 08.01.1804 - The expedition members train, and prepare, before setting off on their journey. Journal Summary 1

08.02.1804  to 08.29.1804 - The Corps of Discovery encounter Indians, for the first time, and suffer a fatality. Journal Summary 2

08.30.1804  to 09.30.1804 - Problems with the Teton Sioux. Journal Summary 3

10.01.1804  to 01.14.1805 - Fort Mandan is built and Sacagawea arrives with her husband, who is hired as an interpreter.  Journal Summary 4

01.15.1805  to 06.01.1805 - A birth, a Grizzly encounter and the first sighting of the Rockies. Journal Summary 5

06.02.1805  to 06.15.1805 - A fork in the river and the expedition’s first cache. Journal Summary 6

06.16.1805  to 08.12.1805 - Around the falls and into Shoshone territory. Journal Summary 7

08.13.1805  to 08.29.1805 - Meeting and trading with Sacagawea’s nation, the Shoshone. Journal Summary 8

08.30.1805  to 10.06.1805 - The horses struggle and a change of diet leads to illness. Journal Summary 9

10.07.1805  to 11.09.1805 - Approaching the Pacific Ocean. Journal Summary 10

11.10.1805  to 12.07.1805 - Struggling to keep anything dry, the Corps of Discovery sought a location for their winter camp. Journal Summary 11

12.08.1805  to 01.10.1806 - Fort Clatsop is built and a small party search for a whale. Journal Summary 12