An original
Jefferson Peace Medal given to the Nez Perce Indians. A modern look at where Lewis and Clark traveled almost two hundred years ago....
An original
Jefferson Peace Medal given to the Nez Perce Indians.
"The Heart of the Beast"
In Nez Perce culture, each separate tribe
was first put on earth through the efforts
of Coyote, who killed the beast and
scattered his organs. Here lies the heart,
where Chief Joseph and his clan first
appeared.
Lochsa River,
where Lewis and Clark decened out of the Bitterroot Mountains on their westward
journey. They camped at a site right here on the left side of the river and put
their horses on the island on the right so they wouldn't scatter.
The Bitterroot Mountains
The Sink
Hole, where Lewis and Clark camped and watered their horses. Date????
Elevation: approximately 6000 feet.
Weipe Meadows...
The Modern Corps:
