Sacagawether Lewis Trip: The Captain William Clark Trip

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Journal Summary, Over this long trip, I have experienced more things than any man will experience in his life. I travelled with Captain Meriwether Lewis, Captain William Clark, and four dozen other men. We came across native american tribes and treated very well by them. We traded with the tribes, expanded trading routes, and invited tribe representatives to Washington D.C. Also, if it was not for Sacagawea, we would not have returned home to greet our families.

Before the trip started, we built a 55-foot boat, several small boats, and an iron framed boat which was later abandoned due to unfixable leaks. President Jefferson hired both captains to hire and train the most elite men in survival, hunting, and land navigation. Our trip started

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