Auto Tours, Rocky Mountains
MEDORA, THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK AND BISMARCK NORTH DAKOTA DISCOVERY TRAIL In April 1805 after wintering with the Mandan tribe, Lewis and Clark were eager to head west. The Corps of Discovery set out in canoes and pirogues in present-day North Dakota to their...
Auto Tours, Rocky Mountains
Bismarck & Fort Mandan A NORTH DAKOTA DISCOVERY TRAIL On November 3, 1804- Men of the Corps of Discovery began building Fort Mandan seven miles below the mouth of the Knife River on the north side of the Missouri (present-day Washburn, North Dakota), directly...
Auto Tours, Pacific Northwest, Rocky Mountains
MONTANA’S MISSOURI RIVER COUNTRY MONTANA ROAD TRIP Your Gateway to history and adventure! Montana’s Missouri River Country Your Gateway to history and adventure! 1. Fort Union National Historic Site South of US 2 brings alive the days of the fur trade near...
Auto Tours, Pacific Northwest, Rocky Mountains
CENTRAL MONTANA MONTANA ROAD TRIP The last week of May, 1805 – The expedition began to pass through the Missouri Breaks, a 160-mile stretch from today’s Fort Peck Lake to today’s Fort Benton. On June 13, 1805 – Lewis, walking out ahead of the Corps, climbed the river...
Auto Tours, Pacific Northwest, Rocky Mountains
BILLINGS AND THE TRAILHEAD TO YELLOWSTONE MONTANA ROAD TRIP Yellowstone National Park – Riding a tour boat around giant Lake Yellowstone and marveling at the mountain vistas that surround the lake on every side is one the those special moments that will last a...
Auto Tours, Pacific Northwest, Rocky Mountains
Southwest Montana MONTANA ROAD TRIP On July 19, 1805, Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery canoed upriver and entered a spectacular gorge with cliffs rising up 1,200 feet. The Corps had entered the Gates of the Mountains. By August 12, 1805, the Corps of...
