Journal entry · May 24, 1804

Missouri River near Tavern Cave — Patrick Gass: May 24, 1804

Patrick Gass · Missouri River near Tavern Cave · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition

The place today: Missouri River near Tavern Cave

at night on the south side. This day our boat turned in a
ripple, and nearly upset.

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The NPS atlas for this night

right shore, 2 mi below Dubois Creek, MO

NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)

About 11.1 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)

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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

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Klondike to Mississippi River · 2,616 panoramas on this trail · 13 journal entries written here Nearest capture is 2.8 mi from the tagged location.

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