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We know you're out there hiking, biking, boating, car-touring and
otherwise traveling the lands explored by Lewis and Clark. Maybe you've
backpacked part of the actual trail through Montana or paddled a stretch
of the Missouri River where the Corps of Discovery once floated in
canoes. We'd love to add your written accounts, photos, video clips,
charcoal sketches and any other expressions of your experience.
Check out what others have to share, then send us what
you've got!
| A hearty crew enjoyed this Great
Burn Backback trip in late July of 2004. Sounds like
it was awesome: "A beautiful sunset was followed by a full
orange moon which illuminated the surrounding snags and pinnacles."
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No other hikers were seen during the three days climbing up to the Bitterroot Divide with views into the trail-less drainage of Pebble Creek on the Montana side of the Great Burn. The footprints of elk, moose, and deer far outnumbered those left by people. It was universally agreed that this was Wild country, deserving of permanent protection.
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On a Saturday morning, five brave Montana skiers set out into the Great Burn proposed wilderness in winter. Led by Bozeman backcountry skier Phil Knight, the group crossed Fish Creek on a suspension bridge entering this 275,000 acre inter-state roadless area. A bit over 100,000 acres are in Montana and being proposed for wilderness protection through the Sierra Club's Lewis and Clark Campaign.
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Using his mountain bike, kayak and
trusty hiking boots, Alaska resident Jerry Dixon covered 1,362
miles of Lewis and Clark's journey through the Rockies and west
to the Pacific. "It has been a grand page of mountain script
and river lore that I am privileged to have lived," he
writes. Read his six-part account
of the trip.
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| On a beautiful weekend in June, a band of hikers
grabbed cameras and set off for the Beaverhead Mountains on
the Montana/Idaho border for a wildflower photography course
with Ryan Killackey. Check out some of the
scenery they encountered -- through Killackey's lens. |
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Storm clouds threatened as this group of adventurous folk
in Montana spent a day down the Lee Creek drainage near Lolo
Pass. They had fun cross country
skiing while they learned about development and logging
activity in the area.
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Check out the beautiful photos taken by a Seattle family when they made a summertime trip to Lehmi Pass and the Bitterroot Range in Idaho. |
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| The fourth annual Owyhee
Rendezvous, held along the Owyhee River canyon near
the Idaho, Oregon and Nevada border this June, was living proof
that Sierra Club's campaign to permanently protect this special
place is growing by leaps and bounds. |
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| The Lewis and Clark Days
Missouri River Kayak Trip was a tremendous success! About 35 people
took part in the three-day Lewis and Clark Commemorative Float Trip
on the Recreational and Scenic Missouri River in South Dakota and
Nebraska. |
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| Visitors were on the lookout for prairie dogs, golden eagles, burrowing owls and badgers on this North Dakota outing. |
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| Two Sierra Club activists recently enjoyed a successful wolf-watching trip to Yellowstone -- and have the photos to prove it. |
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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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