The Lewis and Clark Expedition - Idaho - Lewis and Clark Trail on Waymarking.com

One of a group of signs at the Kooskia Welcome Center site at the intersection of U.S. Hwy. 12 and Idaho Hwy. 13, just north of Kooskia, Idaho.

Text of Sign: The Lewis and Clark expedition, known as the Corps of Discovery, passed through this area in September and October 1805, on its way to find the Pacific Ocean. The trek over the Bitterroot Mountains was brutal.
Despite the fact that they followed parts of the Nez Perce trail through the mountains, the rough terrain, early snows, and shortage of food found the expedition near death when the Corps of Discovery came into Nez Perce Indian country near Weippe.
The friendly Nez Perce nursed the Corps back to health and agreed to look after their horses until they returned in the spring. Lewis and Clark made gifts of knives and trinkets for this assistance.
The expedition established a canoe building camp on the Clearwater River (called Kooskooske by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark) near what is now Orofino.
The Corps of Discovery reached the Pacific Ocean on November 7, 1805 and returned to Nez Perce Indian country by May 8, 1806. On May 9th, one of the Indians, Twisted Hair, returned their saddles and 21 horses in exchange for promised gifts brought by the explorers.
The Lewis and Clark expedition camped along the Clearwater River near Kamiah for three weeks, resting, exploring the area, interacting with the native Nez Perce people and collecting provisions while they waited for the snow in the Bitterroot Mountains to melt. Intrigued with the beauty of the river, they inquired of the Nez Perce its name: Kich Kich Koos or clear, clean water.
The Corps of Discovery crossed back over the Bitterroot Mountains in June 1806.

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