Journal entry · May 20, 1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 20, 1806
John Ordway · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
this morning, but Snows on the hills. Colter and Shannon re-
turn*1 had killd nothing but had wounded a white bear. Soon
after Labuche returnd with the flesh of a large black taild Deer
which he had killd but the Deer are Scarse & verry wild, rained the
greater part of the day.
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The NPS atlas for this night
Camp Chopunnish, east (right) side Clearwater River, Kamiah, ID
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of May 14 to May 31, 1806
From the NPS Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas, mirrored here on September 21, 2026. This copy is not authoritative; NPS remains the system of record. About the mirror
Terrain360 · the place today
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt in 360°
10 frames across 1.6 mi of the route around this location
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