[InvisibleChurch]

lewis and clark surveyed the entire trip to the pacific, much of it 'eyeballed'...turns out that they were off by an entire four (4) miles

[Freedom4US]

I would strongly urge anyone and everyone who hasn't read the Journal's to do so. Ambrose's book is very good, but I first cut my teeth on the story with Bernard DeVoto's 1954 edition "Lewis and Clark"; there are many others with varying degrees of readability.

Essential book to have at any campground, taking turns reading the days journal entries. Spelling is left intact (standardized spelling being a relatively recent phenom.) so we get such gems as "Muskeetors Vurry Trublesum."

One of the truly great exploration and adventure accounts ever penned. I'm not sure how Hollywood will mangle the story if they decide to make a movie. I suggest they use me as Director but I doubt that will happen.

[Freedom4US]

Oh -- another thing, a careful study of the expedition and one quickly comes to the conclusion that had they been led by anyone other than Lewis and Clark, they most assuredly wouldn't have made it to the coast, much less back. They had some great people with them -- Kentucky hunters, and good rifles -- guys like John Colter, the Fields brothers, etc etc

[21twelve]

That is pretty amazing only being off by 4 miles while estimating much of it!

Back in college we got to look through the old survey books in the museum of surveyors for the railroads. St. Louis to Denver, and they were off by a foot or something.

Amazing reading. Stuff like “Indians about, stayed in camp today.”