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Overcoming the Granite Barrier: The Ultimate Guide to Lewis and Clark in the Rocky Mountains
"The Rocky Mountains represented the ultimate physical and psychological barrier for the Lewis and Clark Expedition. When the Corps of Discovery set off from St. Louis in 1804, President Thomas Jefferson envisioned a relatively straightforward water route to the Pacific Ocean—the mythical Northwest Passage. Instead of a gentle portage over low hills, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark confronted the rugged, towering peaks of the Bitterroot Range. This encounter forever changed the course of American history, redefining geography and testing human endurance to its absolute limits. Today, the route across the Rocky Mountains stands as a monument..."
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