Camping trips with themes
A recent thread spoke of traveling to US cities named after cities in other countries. We took trips to visit planetariums around the country and went to star parties (an astronomy thing). Are there o...
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We try to have a theme for our trips. It may be an area or National park but it seems to make it more interesting. A couple of years ago we were planning a long trip, they are usually 6 weeks or so then we start missing the kids and grand kids. We had been through most of the states but still had the top left corner to get to, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, N Dakota. So we started planning. That very night a Lewis and Clark special was on and we watched it. That set our theme for the trip. They covered all the states we wanted to see. We made our way to St Louis, under the arch was the first of many L&C museums and movie. We headed to St Charles, where they met up and set out up the Missouri River against the flow. We had stacks of books,videos and a radio show Day BY Day that played somewhere in the midwest.
It gave a day by day account of their trip. It was amazing to read and listen to the story while you looked at the geographical landmarks that they had passed. We went through Missouri, into Nebraska, S Dakota, North Dakota where they spent the winter of 1804 at Fort Manden. That is where Sacawagea joined the crew. Across North Dakota, following the Missouri river as closely as we could. Then into Montana and Idaho where we crossed the Bitteroot Mts.as they had done. Then through the Columbia river gorge and down into Washington and then Oregon where they spent the winter of 1805 at Fort Clatsup.
I have to say it was rather intense,very educational and gave us a real appreciation for what Lewis and Clark and 40 members of their party had accomplished.
It gave a day by day account of their trip. It was amazing to read and listen to the story while you looked at the geographical landmarks that they had passed. We went through Missouri, into Nebraska, S Dakota, North Dakota where they spent the winter of 1804 at Fort Manden. That is where Sacawagea joined the crew. Across North Dakota, following the Missouri river as closely as we could. Then into Montana and Idaho where we crossed the Bitteroot Mts.as they had done. Then through the Columbia river gorge and down into Washington and then Oregon where they spent the winter of 1805 at Fort Clatsup.
I have to say it was rather intense,very educational and gave us a real appreciation for what Lewis and Clark and 40 members of their party had accomplished.
