Every day is a new discovery!
California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)
At 4 o'clock inthe afternoon, Capt. Clarke and his party returned to camp.... They killed a remarkably large buzzard, of a species different from any I had seen.
It was 9 feet across the wings, and 3 feet 10 inches from the bill to the tail.
-Patrick Gass-
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Wednesday November the 20th 1805
I was overtaken by three Indians one of them gave me Some dried Sturgeon and a fiew wappato roots,
found maney of the Chin nooks with Capt. Lewis of whome there was 2 Cheifs Com com mo ly & Chil-lar-la-wil
William Clark
View across Columbia River from Meglar
This day continued clear and pleasant throughout
-Patrick Gass-
Photo date: Nov 10, 2008 (digitally altered)