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| 59 - Lolo Hot Springs - The Expedition
camped and bathed here on June 29, 1806. Commercially operated. 60 - Packer Meadows - Site of September 13, 1805, camp. Interpretive sign, views of the Bitterroot Mountains similar to those experienced by Lewis and Clark. 61 - Lolo Pass Visitor Center - Lewis and Clark displays, "Lewis and Clark Across the Lolo Trail" brochure available. 62 - Lolo Trail - Historic Nez Perce Indian trail used by Lewis and Clark in 1805 and 1806 to cross the Bitterroot Mountains. Forest Service Road 500, a primitive unsurfaced road known as the Lolo Motorway, closely follows the historic route. Portions of the actual trail in the Clearwater National Forest are marked an open to hiking and horseback riding. Interpretive signs. 63 - Lewis and Clark "Long Camp" (Nez Perce NHP) - The Expedition camped here 27 days in the spring of 1806 waiting for snow to melt in the Bitterroot Mountains before crossing them. Interpretive sign. 64 - Weippe Prairie (Nez Perce NHP) - Lewis and Clark made contact with the Nez Perce Indians here after nearly starving while crossing the Bitterroot Mountains westbound Interpretive sign. 65 - Canoe Camp (Nez Perce NHP) - Expedition camped here from September 26 to October 7, 1805, while building five canoes for their journey down the Clearwater, Snake and Columbia Rivers. Interpretive sign. 66 - Nez Perce National Historical Park (NHP) - Park headquarters and Visitor Center. |