May 7th 1805

Today we passed by beavers making there dams, it was very hard to pass be we found another route to continue our journey without destroying there work.

May 6th 1805

Today we shot our fist grizzly Bear it took about 15 shoots before he would go down it was amazing that an animal could be so tough.

May 5th 1805

Fort Mandan Corn Balls

2 cups parched dried corn

2 teaspoons sugar

1/4 cup ground Juneberries

1/2 melted suet



results:



Today we had Fort mandan Corn balls which were made by sacagawea made for us by grinding some left over corn and putting it together with some berries that some of the men found .

May 1st 1805

Parched Sweet Corn



4 large ears sweet corn


2 teaspoons olive oil




results:




on our way through the prickly pears it was great to have something to snack on

January 6th 1805

Today I saw a beautiful fish jumping out of the water and flopping up and down like he was running out of air. It was something that made me happy to be part of the crew and seek the new creatures.It was a real eye opener.

January 5th 1805

Fort Mandan Pemmican

1/4 pound of unsalted jerky

2 tablespoons juneberries, buffalo berries and blueberries



today we had fort mandan pemmican with the indians for a snack
which was leftover buffalo with a berry sauce

January 3, 1805

Berry pudding

6 cups of juneberriess, buffalo berries, choke berries. and blue berries

1 cup of sugar

1/2 cup of flour


result:

January 2 1805

HOMINY AND SUNFLOWER CAKES

1 can (14 1/2 ounces) white hominy (about 1 1/2 cups)--------------------->

1 can of yellow hominy-------------v
1/4 shelled sunflower seeds --v
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3 tablespoons of lard--------v
4 to 5 tablespoons water------->
2 tablespoons vegetable oil-------->

served with warm syrup , honey, or berry jam

results :

november 1st 1804

Today I killed a buffalo in two shot.It was about 1,000 pounds. It was delicious but it only lasted us about three days.

auguat 31st 1804

Today I got to get up close to a wolf . I was very frightened but amazed because the have so many different colors up close but far away it only looks like two colors. I a very lucky person to get as close as I did and I will always remember this moment.

auguat 3rd 1804

What Happened On August 3rd 1804

We traveled in the keel boat down the Missouri river
hoping to give our best that we tried to deliver
rowing back and forth with sweat dripping down my face
thinking if we are going too slow or too fast of a pace
orders being shouted at every turn of the oar
saying heave heave and nothing more
the captains are in the back mapping out our plans
wile we're in the front getting our tans
looking on the shores seeing amazing animals
of all sorts from reptiles to mammals
earlier I saw some snakes, a squirrel and a bear that was black
later I saw a mountain lion chasing its prey and not looking back
when we finally found a stopping point we got off and went ashore
we went to land to make some friends and to explore

august 3rd 1804

August 3rd 1804,


Today I ate a scrumptious meal for dinner. I had a roasted duck , a fried squirrel and to top it all off I had an amazing berry salad.

ready for missouri

I was finally all ready to ride down the muddy Missouri river with my two leaders Lewis and Clark.
I was wearing a white suit with a brown belt and a
blue hat withe red lining. My two captains were wearing their military suits with a blue jacket that had a red outside.






We have been preparing for months. We have been packing all of the supplies that we will need.
We brought a lot of food and of course, whiskey.I am glad that we get to finally start on our long expedition.