July 30, 2021 The Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site is an operating cattle ranch that demonstrates and preserves the heritage of ranching. It’s located about 80 miles southeast of Missoula and includes buildings, furnishings, decor, operations, skills and records. The first owner of the ranch was Johnny Grant who recognized Read more
July 29, 2021 Getting to Missoula The direct route from Clarkston, Washington to Missoula, Montana is via U.S. 12, a winding mostly two-lane road that goes over the 5,233-foot Lolo Pass through the Bitterroot Range of the Rocky Mountains. The Nez Perce Indians used the route in the 18th century, Read more
July 25, 2021 We took an air boat ride on the Snake River through Hells Canyon. At 7,993 feet deep, Hells Canyon is the deepest canyon in North America. Our ride took us from Clarkston upriver to the Hells Canyon Dam, 122 miles south. Canyon views The rapids got bigger Read more
July 24, 2021 The Nez Perce (Nimiipuu) people lived in the area when the Lewis and Clark expedition arrived in 1805 and provided food and hospitality to the explorers. The Visitors Center features exhibits of historic and contemporary clothing, tools, weapons, and ceremonial objects. The Lapwai Mission was established on Read more
July 23, 2021 Tsceminicum is the Nez Perce word for “meeting of the waters”. This sculpture by Nancy Dreher is at the meeting of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers. It shows the earth mother at the headwaters and features native wildlife presided over by coyote, the most important figure in Read more
July 23, 2021 Hells Gate State Park on the Snake River near Clarkston includes the Lewis and Clark Discovery Center, numerous hiking trails, an RV campground and marina and boat launch facilities. The park had exhibits as well as one of the best movies we’ve seen about the Lewis and Read more
July 7/21-7/28 We loved our site at Granite Lake RV Resort in Clarkston, Washington. We were lucky enough to have a spot on the Snake River–it kind of made up for the stargazer resort that didn’t have a dark sky and the riverview park that had no view of the Read more
July 20, 2021 Lewis and Clark camped at the site of this park October 16, 1805. With them was Sacajawea [spelling as provided by the park], a young Shoshone woman who was the wife of Toussaint Charbonneau, one of Lewis and Clark’s interpreters. The site at the confluence of the Read more
July 18, 2021 Hanford Reach is the name of the longest non-tidal free-flowing section of the Columbia River. The museum named for it features two main galleries, one about the natural history of the area and the other about the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Hanford was chosen as one of three Read more
July 16, 2021 NAS (Naval Air Station) Pasco was a naval air training station in the early 1940s where beginning pilots trained for combat. Through local efforts, the control tower has been saved and its two lowest floors are being used as a museum. The museum includes an excellent collection Read more