Discovery August 7, 2006 – Tour Day 4

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Two months after departing from St. Louis, the Corps of Discovery was still in present-day Missouri. Fortunately our latter-day journey is measured in days instead of years. Before departing the state we’ll tour the historic sites of St. Joseph. The river turns northward here as we head for Council Bluffs, named for the Corps’ first encounter with Native Americans. We’ll also visit the National Western Historic Trails Center in Council Bluffs and end the day with a riverside interpretive supper. Overnight at the Hampton Inn in Council Bluffs, NE. (B,D)

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Discovery August 6, 2006 – Tour Day 3

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* Day 3 Lewis noted the Arrow Rock bluff and nearby salt licks on the 1804 outbound journey. This morning we will visit the charming historic town which grew up around it, tour the amazing Arabia Steamboat Museum for a look at period lifestyles and trade goods, and visit other historically significant sites in the area. Today’s special lunch will be a sampling of what explorers and pioneers on the trail might have eaten at a replica of Fort Osage, which was built at the suggestion of William Clark to protect the growing fur trade in the West… Continue reading

Discovery August 5, 2006 – Tour Day 2

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* Day 2 Our journey retracing the steps of the Corps of Discovery begins with a visit to Lewis & Clark State Historic Park, the site of Camp Wood where the Corps prepared for their epic journey during the winter of 1803, and the Museum of Westward Expansion for an overview of this epic voyage. Then it’s on to historic St. Charles, a thriving fur-trading settlement at the time of the Corps’ departure in 1804, and their last sight of “civilization”. We’ll stroll the same cobblestone streets and learn about… Continue reading

Discovery August 4, 2006 – Tour Day 1

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* Day 1

Arrivals-Upon arrival at St. Louis Lambert Airport passengers will be met and transported to our hotel, to freshen up for a festive welcome dinner to kick off our commemorative expedition. Overnight at the Drury Inn (airport) in St. Louis, MO. (D)

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Discovery August 4, 2006: Tour  Day 1:

While Lewis and Clark started their expedition on May 14, 1804, ours started August 4, 2006.  May we mention that August in St. Louis is a really hot season? We have half a day that is free before… Continue reading

Discovery August 3, 2006: We were on our own

On our first day in St. Louis we were own our own. Our practice when joining a tour or just flying to a kick off place of a vacation trip is to arrive one day early. We arrived at the Dury inn the day before we were to join the Shebby Lee tour group.

We learned how to use St. Louis’s public transportation, the Metro, on the first day. Since we were advised that the train stop was too far to walk in the heat we were able to take… Continue reading

Discovery – Preparations for the Corp of Discovery

Three years before taking ShebbyLeeTour the Lewis and Clark Corps of discovery tour in 2006, we had an interest in seeing the places where Lewis and Clark Corps traveled. Their story was intriguing to say the least.

In 2002 we joined a Cruise West steamboat tour up the Columbia River

In 2003 we joined Montana RR tour which enabled us to rent a car to see Three Forks and Yellowstone. We boarded the train at Livingston Mr., to proceed all the way to Idaho… Continue reading | 1 Comment

Discovery – Preparations for ShebbyLee Tour

The idea of exploring the western frontier was in Thomas Jefferson’s mind before 1801 A general timeline can be found at http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/archive/idx_time.html and a more detailed timeline is http://www.lewisclark.net/timeline/index.html

“On February 28, 1803, President Thomas Jefferson won approval from Congress for a visionary project, an endeavor that would become one of America’s greatest stories of adventure. ” For addition details we invite check out thee PBS site: http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/index.html

Just as Lewis and Clark made preparations for their long journey, we also prepare when planning a trip. We plan our… Continue reading

Discovery: ShebbyLeeTours Itinerary

Tour Itinerary:

* Day 1

Arrivals-Upon arrival at St. Louis Lambert Airport passengers will be met and transported to our hotel, to freshen up for a festive welcome dinner to kick off our commemorative expedition. Overnight at the Drury Inn (airport) in St. Louis, MO. (D)

Lewis and Clark Photos taken during the first two days of the trip.

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