You may have noticed the expiration date has come and gone on this journal. This unsuccessful experiment was supposed to end Sept. 13, 2006 when the Corp of Discovery tasted whiskey for the first time since July 4, 1805. After further review I came across an entry where they met traders going up the Missouri River Sept. 6 with whiskey and that was really their first taste in more than 14 months. But either way this particular journal will end today Sept 23, 2006 on the 200th anniversary of the successful completion of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.
Today's Highlight in History: Two hundred years ago, on Sept. 23, 1806, the Lewis and Clark expedition returned to St. Louis more than two years after setting out for the Pacific Northwest.
To commemorate it in his journal Capt. William Clark wrote: "We rose early.. Descended to the Mississippi and down that river to St. Louis, at which place we arrived about 12 o'clock. We suffered the party to fire off their pieces as a salute to the town. We were met by all the village and received a hearty welcome from its inhabitants."
Capt. Meriwether Lewis had stopped writing journal entries over a month ago when he was shot in the ass by one of the enlisted men in a hunting accident. He recovered and was walking again but never wrote another journal entry.
It was fun writing all of these journal entries and sharing them with my friends and family and if I can think of a new topic, mission or goal I may begin another journal in a new direction soon. This journal was read by more people than I'll ever know. When Uncle Wally died Neo Tech followers found it, someone I'd never met went to see my acupuncturist after reading an entry and if you do a google search for local newscaster Nina Radetich you'll find one of my entries.
So that's it for this blog, but as Lewis & Clark said many times in their journals, "We proceeded on...."
1 comment:
It was great while it lasted but all good things must end.You can always revisit from time to time.
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