Whitebark pine

Jun 27 1806

Lewis: June 27, 1806

...tones of 6 or eight feet high and on it's summit erected a pine pole of 15 feet long from hence they informed us that when passing over with their familes some o...

Jun 28 1806

Clark: June 28, 1806

...wey region of the mountains and feeds on the leaves of the pine & fir. there is a Species of Small huckleberry common to the hights of the mountains, and a Specie...

Jul 2 1806

Lewis: July 2, 1806

... leafed willow are natives of this valley. the long leafed pine forms the principal timber of the neighbourhood, and grows as well in the river bottoms as on the...

Jul 3 1806

Clark: July 3, 1806

...erably leavel and partially timberd with long leaf & pitch pine, Some cotton wood, Birch, and Sweet willow on the borders of the Streams. I observed 2 Species of ...

Jul 4 1806

Clark: July 4, 1806

...ly from 8 to 10 mes. wide. contains a good portion of Pitch pine. we passed three large deep rapid Creeks this after noon

Jul 4 1806

Lewis: July 4, 1806

...f no great extent; the hills were covered with long leafed pine and fir. I now continued my rout up the N. side of the Cokahlahishkit river through a timbered co...

Jul 5 1806

Lewis: July 5, 1806

...ie on N. side. hills low and timbered with the long leafed pine, larch, and some fir. the road passes at some distance to the left of the river and this couses is...

Jul 6 1806

Lewis: July 6, 1806

...ottoms narrow and country thickly timbered. Cottonwood and pine grow intermixed in the river bottoms musquitoes extreemely troublesome. we expect to meet with the...

Jul 7 1806

Lewis: July 7, 1806

... much timber in the bottoms hills also timbered with pitch pine. no longleafed pine since we left the praries of the knobs. crossed a branch of the creek 8 yds. w...

Jul 15 1806

Clark: July 15, 1806

...wth of the low bottoms. the mountains have Some scattering pine on them, and on the Spurs and hill Sides there is some scrubby pine. I can See no timber Sufficien...

Jul 17 1806

Clark: July 17, 1806

... does above and their Sides are partially covered with low pine & Cedar, none of which are Sufficently large for Canoes, nor have I Seen a Cotton tree in the low ...

Jul 18 1806

Clark: July 18, 1806

...river on each Side is generally open wavering plains. Some pine is to be Seen in every direction in those plains on the Sides of hills &c. at 11 A.M. I observed ...

Jul 19 1806

Clark: July 19, 1806

...sterly direction. the high lands is partially Covered with pine and form purpendcular Clifts on either side. afer dinner I proceeded on the high lands become lowe...

Jul 26 1806

Clark: July 26, 1806

...ountry back on each Side is wavering lands with Scattering pine. passed 2 Small Brooks on the Stard. Side and two large ones on the Lard. Side. I shot a Buck from...

Jul 31 1806

Lewis: July 31, 1806

...ery heavy showers of rain today. we have been passing high pine hills all day. late in the evening we came too on the N. E. side of the river and took sheter in s...