Friday, May 28, 2021 (continued)
*On 6/13/1805, the Corps of Discovery arrived at the Great Falls.*
*On 6/16/1805, William Clark established Lower Portage Camp back at the mouth of Portage Creek.*
*From 6/17-20/1805, William Clark surveyed and staked out the portage route.*
*From 6/16-28/1805, the Corps of Discovery prepared for the portage and cached some supplies to be retrieved on their return.*
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Again we ended up on dirt/gravel roads;
this one is Powerline Road |
We went on our own flora and fauna expedition, taking the Sulphur Springs Trail that was said to be a round trip of 3.6 miles.
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| Lupinus sp/Montana Purple Lupines |
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| Prunus virginiana/Chokecherry |
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| Astragalus pectinatus/Narrowleaf Milkvetch |
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| Tetraneuris sp maybe |
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Yucca glauca/Narrowleaf Yucca was
described by Lewis and Clark |
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| Silvery leafed ground cover |
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| Tamiko on the Sulphur Springs Trail (KSS) |
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Kent on the Sulphur Springs Trail
overlooking the Missouri River |
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| Oxytropis sericea var. sericea/White Locoweed |
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| I won't take the time to identify all of these now ... |
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| Astragalus missouriensis/Missouri Milkvetch |
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| Looking back at Morony Dam (1928-1930) |
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| Looks familiar ... oh, yes, Taraxacum officinale/Dandelion |
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Unlike Lewis & Clark, we initially took the wrong fork;
Kent is now on the path that does not lead you through water |
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| Great Falls: Lewis & Clark Historical Marker |
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Looking across at Portage Creek, now Belt Creek, that
was the beginning of the Corps of Discovery portage
around not only the Great Falls, but a series of five falls |
*On 6/16/1805, Meriwether Lewis remembered a sulphur springs he had passed and returned to obtain water to administer to Sakagawea who had fallen ill and did not respond to bloodlettings. The water revived her.* |
| Sulphur Springs: Lewis & Clark Historical Marker |
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| An algae-green stream flowing down a series of pools |
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The Sulphur Spring; the white residue may be because
the spring water is coming through limestone |
Sakagawea most likely revived after drinking the water because she was dehydrated, not that the water had any special healing properties.
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| Another Milkvetch? |
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| Astragalus crassicarpus/Groundplum Milkvetch |
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| Another wildflower |
The fauna seen on the trail? A snake passed in front of Kent, fortunately a skinny one, and we brought back a couple
Dermacentor variabilis/American Dog Ticks.
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| Ryan Dam: Lewis & Clark Historical Marker |
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Ryan Dam (1915) stands above the Big Falls of
Great Falls; we were perhaps lucky to see water flowing |
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Ryan Dam Warning: if you hear the eight blasts,
get to higher ground fast! (KSS) |
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| Lonicera tatarica/Tatarian Honeysuckle, an invasive |
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| Syringa sp/Lilacs; we had seen long hedges of lilacs |
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Below Ryan Dam: perhaps this is how the
Missouri River looked when Lewis and Clark arrived |
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Electric Stove Kitchen was built to demonstrate
a new way of cooking, using electricity |
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| Cornus sericea/Red-osier Dogwood |
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| Lewis and Clark Trail signage |
Next: Great Falls, MT II.
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