An unexpected discovery in Lewis and Clark's expedition

Lewis and Clark

That night as the crew tried to sleep through their terror Lewis wrote about the encounter in his journal: "Wolves&nbsp;were howling in different directions this evening after we had encamped, and the barking of the little prairie wolves resembled those of our Common Small Dogs..."

In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson purchased land from France in the Louisiana Purchase. This land was unexplored so Jefferson called on Meriwether Lewis to explore the west of the Mississippi River. Lewis chose William Clark as his partner for the  job.

As they started their travels they had no idea what they were doing. They soon met someone to help them find their way, Sacagawea. 

One night, while the explorers were setting up camp, they heard a strange noise. A howling sound had arose from the dark.

That day the two men headed out to destroy the 'monster' that was haunting them. Lewis was tracking the trail the animal left when all of a sudden there was a soft growl from a nearby bush. Stopping in their tracks Clark looked at Lewis and they moved forward toward the growling bush.

Clark raised his gun and pointed to the bush, waiting for the moment to strike. 

The two men kept track of everything they discovered and even collected things to take back with them. As they tried the artichokes they discovered, they came encounter with a familiar sound.

The morning came and the explorers packed up their camp and left. As they began to explore they found berries they had never seen and plants they couldn't recognize.

<br/>"Lets not dwell on that, whats that plant there?"

"Sacagawea, did you hear that noise last night?"

Preparing for the Journey was difficult, they didn't know what to expect and had no idea what was to come.

During their journey they encountered harsh weather conditions, dangerous terrains, and hostile environments. 

The Unexpected Discovery: A Lewis and Clark Story

Throughout their journey they discovered many things, both plants and animals, and many people didn't believe them about the 'monster' they had found. Because of Lewis, Clark, and Sacagawea we now know about many new animals and plants that we had never heard about but what if there is something lost that they didn't find? What if they missed something lurking in the dark? 

Out jumped a barking coyote, in an instant Clark shot and killed it. Lewis knelt beside the animal and began to take notes on the different characteristics it had: “a Small wolf with a large bushy tail...a Prairie Wolf, about the Size of a gray fox bushy tail head &amp; ear like a wolf."