Following the Lewis and Clark Trail from Virginia to Oregon
While flying west, I had a bird’s eye view of much of the land that Lewis and Clark saw from the Great Plains to the Rocky Mountains.
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Flying over Cascade Volcanoes of the Pacific Northwest
As we neared Portland, three of Washington’s volcanoes came into view…with one from Oregon to my left. I had entered the Cascade Mountain Range!
Meriweather Lewis, Bonapartes, and Lafayettes
Since the kids were happy to invite Napoleon to our rhetoric Becoming History presentation, we each shared part of his story, mingled with others.
Becoming Jane Austen, Martha Jefferson, and Commodore Perry
Wanting to be just like the historic interpreters at Colonial Williamsburg, my kids decided to remain in character for the entire presentation.
Bookbinding the Lewis and Clark Nature Journal
Then he bound all the papers together by stitching them together, similar to what he had seen by the Colonial Williamsburg book binder.
The Unconquerable Pikes Peak
Amazed by the majestic blue mountains in the distance, Lieutenant Zebulon Pike journeyed to the majestic snowcapped peak that would forever bear his name.
The Best Books about Lewis and Clark
These fascinating books inspired my son to create his own nature journal, as if he, too, was on the trail with Lewis and Clark.
Lafayette Sighting at Monticello
Visiting Monticello gives one a glimpse into Thomas Jefferson, Renaissance man of America: statesman, architect, inventor, scientist, horticulturist…
