Lewis & Clark, Prince Maximilian
                    Summer Tour     August 04-12, 2012
                                          with humanities scholar  Clay S. Jenkinson
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                        Our Lewis and Clark Classic Tour with the addition of
                                  Prince Maximilian and Karl Bodmer

                                  Photos: Day 2, 3, and 4 through the White Cliffs of the Missouri River
                         
                                                        
Active holiday through Lewis & Clark's White Cliffs of the Missouri River and Bitterroot Mountains.  Participants must be in good physical shape to participate.  VAN SUPPORTED: this allows you the option to not partake in some of the activities.  LUXURY CAMPING:  A crew has gone ahead to setup your camp.  Beverages and hors d'oeuvres await your arrival.  All meals are hearty, made from great outdoor recipes and the freshest ingredients. Recreational equipment provided.  New sleeping bags onsite may be purchased for a small fee or you may bring your own. 
                                              
Itinerary

Day 1            Saturday                 August 04
Welcome to Great Falls, Montana!  Gather this evening for a welcome reception by your tour host and scholar, Clay S. Jenkinson.  After a quick orientation meeting with your Missouri River outfitter, you will depart for Ryan Dam.  Enjoy your first evening with Clay as he takes you back in time, on location where Captain Meriwether Lewis found the western landscape mightier than his pen. 
                               LODGING: La Quinta Inn Riverfront, Great Falls, Montana

Day 2            Sunday              August 05
Today begins your journey through landscape Lewis properly labeled "seens of visionary enchantment"  But first you take a look at "Decision Point"  at the Marias river.  You can see for yourself the difficulty the captains had deciding which river was the correct river to follow.  The launch of your three day river tour begins at Coal Banks Landing.  You will have plenty of opportunities to hike through some very beautiful landscapes along the Missouri River.  Some offer petroglyphs, others teepee rings. While your evening dinner is being prepared you have an opportunity to explore Slot Canyon where nature carved a playground just for you out of the sandstone to climb through and in and outside of.  Here you can play! Your evening ends with delicious food served along the bank of the river and campfire discussions with Clay Jenkinson.
                               CAMPSITE:  Eagle Creek, Missouri River                         Meals BLD

Day 3            Monday             August 06
As your day of canoeing begins you can look back and see that last night you actually were camped inside of one of Karl Bodmer's famous paintings.  Ten miles downstream you arrive at The Hole-in-the-Wall rock formation. This is offers a fabulous hike and scenes to feast your eyes in every direction. There is no way to explain the wonder here. Lewis, nor Clark, nor Maximilian, nor Bodmer witnessed what you see if you take this hike. With your morning hike and lunch behind you, the next 11 miles float you past Steamboat Rock and other majestic sandstone formations.  This evening Clay Jenkinson ties the connection of Prince Maximilian and his famous Swiss artist Karl Bodmer to the Lewis & Clark Trail.
                               CAMPSITE:   Slaughter Creek, Missouri River                  Meals BLD

Day 4            Tuesday            August 07
What a great day!  After breakfast paddling 11 miles stopping at Judith Landing for lunch you observe the river canyon change from vertical sandstone rock to wider and deeper river bluffs.  This area is commonly referred to as "The Breaks." Your canoe strolls you past the magic of many cottonwood groves and Lewis & Clark's campsite of May 28, 1805. Mid-afternoon welcomes you with a hot shower and a first-class hotel along the bank of the Missouri River in Ft. Benton, Montana.  The Grand Union Hotel, Montana's oldest, was built in 1882, seven years before Montana became a state.  Enjoy fine dining, music and a river stroll reading about this Montana town's historical past.  
                              LODGING:   Grand Union Hotel, Fort Benton, Montana       Meals BLD

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We hope you can join us!

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with humanities scholar  Clay S. Jenkinson
Telephone 208-791-8721 ~ Fax 208-746-0625   email bek@odytours.net
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