Proceeding On Into the Unknown
Journal 2005 04 22
Proceeding On Into the Unknown
The Corps has been moving since I last posted. I have not been. Happy to report I’m in the land of the living feeling better. Was sure a spider bit me. Turns out I picked up a new strain of bacteria and it knocked me out. Thank God for doctors and antibiotics.
The men continue to move slowly up the Missouri. How they move at all amazes me. Upstream and against the current progress is made daily. Thirteen miles on April 18th is considered slow progress.
On April 14th the Corps passed a point where they determined no white man had been any farther west before them. And they “proceeded on” into the unknown.
One of their patterns was that Lewis or Clark would usually walk the shoreline as the boats made their way upstream. Lewis was especially fond of walking with his dog and recording undiscovered plant and animal species.
The game is getting better, meaning the bison and elk are putting weight back on as the grasses begin to grow. Yesterday the men feasted on fresh bison, deer and beaver.
The Captains assign names to the new rivers they come upon. I’m sure I’ll address it in more detail later, but I’m amazed that so many of the names that Lewis and Clark assigned to landmarks were later changed. Usually the first person to discover a geographic feature and name it retains the naming privilege.
On the 19th, a strong wind kept the Corp hunkered down in camp all day. The 20th through today saw frozen mornings and high head winds. Progress is slow.
The men continue to see bear tracks. After all of the stories of the giant grizzly bear the men are curious to see one. Not anxious, just curious.
One of the things that crossed my mind these past days was the health of the young men that made up this mission. In spite of any ailment or injury these intrepid young adventurers were able to continue on without interruption for the entire trip.
Youth was a huge factor in the health of the Corps of Discovery. Lewis and Clark were in their early thirties. Most everyone else is in their twenties. Sacagawea was sixteen. Baby Charbonneau was but an infant.
Had President Jefferson, whose vision they were carrying and operating under, been with them they would have been greatly hindered by his physical limitations. Primarily because he was no longer a young man.
If you are feeling like great adventure is beyond your physical reach, then allow God to give you vision for great exploration that may carry others to previously unknown heights.
Proceeding On Into the Unknown
The Corps has been moving since I last posted. I have not been. Happy to report I’m in the land of the living feeling better. Was sure a spider bit me. Turns out I picked up a new strain of bacteria and it knocked me out. Thank God for doctors and antibiotics.
The men continue to move slowly up the Missouri. How they move at all amazes me. Upstream and against the current progress is made daily. Thirteen miles on April 18th is considered slow progress.
On April 14th the Corps passed a point where they determined no white man had been any farther west before them. And they “proceeded on” into the unknown.
One of their patterns was that Lewis or Clark would usually walk the shoreline as the boats made their way upstream. Lewis was especially fond of walking with his dog and recording undiscovered plant and animal species.
The game is getting better, meaning the bison and elk are putting weight back on as the grasses begin to grow. Yesterday the men feasted on fresh bison, deer and beaver.
The Captains assign names to the new rivers they come upon. I’m sure I’ll address it in more detail later, but I’m amazed that so many of the names that Lewis and Clark assigned to landmarks were later changed. Usually the first person to discover a geographic feature and name it retains the naming privilege.
On the 19th, a strong wind kept the Corp hunkered down in camp all day. The 20th through today saw frozen mornings and high head winds. Progress is slow.
The men continue to see bear tracks. After all of the stories of the giant grizzly bear the men are curious to see one. Not anxious, just curious.
One of the things that crossed my mind these past days was the health of the young men that made up this mission. In spite of any ailment or injury these intrepid young adventurers were able to continue on without interruption for the entire trip.
Youth was a huge factor in the health of the Corps of Discovery. Lewis and Clark were in their early thirties. Most everyone else is in their twenties. Sacagawea was sixteen. Baby Charbonneau was but an infant.
Had President Jefferson, whose vision they were carrying and operating under, been with them they would have been greatly hindered by his physical limitations. Primarily because he was no longer a young man.
If you are feeling like great adventure is beyond your physical reach, then allow God to give you vision for great exploration that may carry others to previously unknown heights.
posted by @2007 Dick Cinkovich | 9:25 PM
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