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In 1803, Lewis and Clark were recruited to lead an expedition
westward across the continent. In January 2003, the Sierra
Club joined others at Monticello to commemorate
the bicentennial of the journey's launch.
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Actress Sissy Spacek narrates the Sierra
Club film, "Wild America: Protecting the Lands Explored
by Lewis and Clark." You can watch the full 22-minute
film, or check out a two-minute snippet.
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In 1996, artist Kenneth Holder and his wife Jan set out along the Lewis and Clark Trail with a mission to interpret the landscape in paintings. See a slideshow of Holder's work.
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In Dean Norman's comic
depiction of the Lewis and Clark expedition, the captains
have reincarnated as a beaver and a goose, and are retracing
the steps of their historic journey.
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Experience the majesty and
mystery of wild Montana in this slide show of black and
white U.S. Forest Service photos taken between 1923 and 1974.
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Without the help and forebearance of native peoples, Lewis and
Clark could never have reached the Pacific. See photographs
of the Nez Perce people from the early part of the 20th
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Lewis and Clark expedition
fires America's imagination today just as it did 200 years ago.
Hit the Lewis and Clark Trail
with us, or read about wildlife in Lewis and Clark's Journals.
For more information about the Sierra Club's Lewis and Clark campaign or to find out how you can help, contact lewisandclark@sierraclub.org.
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