With 29 caches and corresponding cache pages, which collectively took many hours to plan, research, write, and publish, the COs learned quite a bit about this intrepid crew and their historic journey to the Pacific and back. The importance of their quest for a route to the west coast has certainly left a lasting legacy that immediately impacted the western expansion of the United States. We believe that all Americans should be impressed and grateful for the explorations, scientific notations, and geographic mapping they compiled, as well as for the detailed journals that were recorded by the members.
This cache is a puzzle, and exam on what you have read. It is an open-book test. The answers you seek can be found within some of the cache pages within this series. You may assume N40, W74.
The final is a micro, near the southern end of the paddle trail. You will not need to exit your pirouge, (kayak or canoe) This cache is not accessible from shore.
A. William Clark brought his companion and slave on the journey. This man was a valuable part of the expedition, and was allowed to freely voice his opinion in some votes.
His name:
Pomp 3
Gass 2
York 3
Walla 4
B. Lewis and Clark encountered and Indian Tribe in the region now known as Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. The explorers felt comfortable enough with this tribe to leave their horses with them, as they continued the journey down river.
This tribe was the:
Hidatsa 8
Nez Perce 7
Shawnee 6
Lenape 9
C: Incredibly, considering the dangers that the Corps encountered, only one member died during the expedition. His name:
Charles Lloyd 2
Moses Reed 1
George Drouillard 5
Jean Baptiste Charbonneau 3
D: Who died as an apparent suicide in October 1809?
William Clark 1
Merriwether Lewis 2
Patrick Gass 3
Toussaint Charbonneau 4
E: What city is often called "The Gateway to the West?"
Council Bluffs 0
Pittsburgh 2
St. Louis 3
Omaha 6
F: What part of the journey took 11 days to travese only 40 miles, considered to be the most arduous portion of the trek?
Lolo Pass 1
Great Falls Portage 0
Trail to Camp Disappointment 3
Upriver on the Columbia 4
G. Which member went missing for nearly two weeks, considered a deserter, and was brought back to face a trial?
George Drouillard 8
Moses Reed 7
Patrick Gass 6
Charles Lloyd 6
H. What was the amount Pres. Jefferson requested from Congress to fund the proposed expedition?
$2000 3
$3000 5
$2500 4
$4500 8
I. "we were not squaws, but warriors; that we were sent by our great father, who could in a moment exterminate them" These words were said by William Clark during an encounter with which tribe of Indians?
Shoshonee 2
Walla Walla 9
Lakota 3
Seminole 7
J. On Pompey's Pillar and inscription can be found. Whose signature can still be seen there today?
Sacagawea 4
Merriwether Lewis 5
Patrick Gass 6
William Clark 7
To pass this exam (you must get 100) identify N40 AB.CDE W74 FG.HIJ
