Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Daily Dilemma #6
Summer 1805
You continue on your course about two miles with Goodrich at your side; soon your ears are treated to
the sound of water falling. Advancing further, you notice a spray rising above the plain. The roar is
“too tremendous to be mistaken for any cause short of the Great Falls of the Missouri.”
You advance down the river about three miles, seeking a spot where the canoes can be taken on shore
for the portage. You return without a plan. The river seems to be one continuous scene of rapids and
cascades.
Clark provides you with information concerning the portage. The north side of the river appears to
have many ravines. The cliffs perpendicular to the river rise 150 to 200 feet above the banks.
Two scouts continue to explore the river and the creek above it. Their reports increase your uneasiness.
There are two deep ravines on the south side; higher than any you have seen. The river appears to bend
southwest. Does it continue bending, making the south side a shorter portage?
You are eager to continue your journey. Winter is approaching fast; you must make it over the mountains
before the snow gets too deep. Which side of the river should you portage—the south or the
north?
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Our daily dilemma was whether we should take the north or south side of the river. Andrea said the north side has too many steep cliffs and Maggie and Sydnee agreed. I did too. So we decided to take the south side of the river.
ReplyDeleteLater I figured out that Lewis and Clark made the same decision. Our decision was like Lewis and Clark's because they also thought that the north side was to steep and muddy. So in the beginning it was the same and in the end it was the same. I hope we made the right decision.
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ReplyDeleteDid it end up being the correct decision? That was very helpful!
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