Lewis & Clark Trail – Oh, the Places We See . . .

Travel theme: Stillness

Whenever we travel beside a stream, stillness is usually not attainable. The flow of the water, duck paddling along, or the rustle of trees nearby keep life moving. But on this day in 2013, we stopped along the Lewis and Clark Trail, Highway 12, for a brief moment . . . just to take in […]

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Lewis & Clark Trail from Missoula MT to Lewiston ID: Quiet, majestic beauty

You could follow the Lewis and Clark Trail from Washington, DC all the way to the Pacific Ocean — all 4600 miles of it — but we’ve only experienced one small but beautiful segment: from Missoula, Montana, to Lewiston, Idaho. With almost 200 miles of dense, forests (the Nez Perce and Clearwater National Forests), this […]

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Travelers’ Rest: Let the Lewis & Clark Trail begin!

Lolo, Montana, has been a bucket-list destination for my husband Bert for quite some time, but the urge to see it was heightened by his reading of Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West by Stephen Ambrose. So, at long last, we arrived the night before, had a BIG […]

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Horizon

If you’ve never driven Highway 12 from Lolo, Montana to Lewiston, Idaho, you must — if for no other reason than to see the horizons and vistas everywhere. This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge offers us a reason to share photos from our recent trip along the Lewis and Clark Trail, one of the most scenic […]