Wednesday, June 24, 2026 · america_250
America 250 · Lewis, Clark, and the wide country
5 questions · 1000 points possible. Below are the prompts, hints, and target locations from this pack.
Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory in 1803 and immediately sent two captains to figure out what was in it. Today's pack walks five waypoints of the Corps of Discovery and the wide land they mapped.
- 01
Drop a pin on the staging point where Lewis and Clark camped over the winter of 1803-04 before pushing west.
● West Alton, Missouri, United States
- Target
- 38.8275°, -90.1731°
- Cap
- 932 mi
- Weight
- 200 pts
- 02
Drop a pin on the site where the expedition wintered with the Mandan in 1804-05 — and where Sacagawea joined as an interpreter.
● Mercer County — North Dakota, United States
- Target
- 47.2853°, -101.4061°
- Cap
- 932 mi
- Weight
- 200 pts
- 03
Drop a pin on the location where the Missouri River drops over five waterfalls — a multi-week portage that nearly broke the expedition.
● Rainbow Dam Road — Black Eagle, Montana, United States
- Target
- 47.5350°, -111.2520°
- Cap
- 932 mi
- Weight
- 200 pts
- 04
Drop a pin on the Pacific Ocean fort the Corps built on the coast — their winter camp of 1805-06.
● Fort Clatsop Road — Oregon, United States
- Target
- 46.1349°, -123.8800°
- Cap
- 932 mi
- Weight
- 200 pts
- 05
Drop a pin on the mountain pass where the expedition nearly starved crossing the Bitterroots — the hardest stretch of the journey.
● Nez Perce National Historic Trail — Montana, United States
- Target
- 46.6500°, -114.5800°
- Cap
- 932 mi
- Weight
- 200 pts