Then and Now

Learn why the men adopted clothing & footwear similar to those of the Native Americans.

How did they endure such a physically gruelling journey without the aid of modern medicine?

Boating for these explorers was not recreation!

See how the explorers stack up against today's modern athelete when it comes to burning calories.

See what Meriweather Lewis and his crew had to say in their journals regarding these pesky creatures.

Find out how their tools saved their lives — but not in the way you might expect!

Think your last vacation was hard to plan? Find out what Lewis was faced with...

Traveling up this river was no picnic.