tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35161144009752945312024-03-13T08:28:28.852-07:00rediscover2009Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393755214198846684noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516114400975294531.post-11219972435004504032009-05-27T14:31:00.000-07:002009-06-11T11:34:10.136-07:00<img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://imagecache.allposters.com/images/pic/EUR/1150-1085~Teamwork-Posters.jpg" />Dear Mr. Jefferson<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The journey was the corps at its best. The journey was america at its best. When we reached the the pacific ocean I felt a tear burn down my face, it was a not a tear of sorrow but a tear of happiness. We've traveled far, making our way through the many obstacles we faced. My men gave an incredible amount of effort along this journey. No matter what we faced from walking on prickly pears to being chased by bears to pulling the keel boat up river when the water got to shallow, my men kept on going. We came across many more problems and my men kept on fighting for themselves and for america. We got see land that we or any one else in america had ever dreamed of seeing. I also encountered many different animals that all had there unique touch.<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>sign, Christian Pearson<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">P.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">S. For my weekly labors, discoveries...for all my endeavors have brought to this journey, I believe I should be paid the grade of an A.</span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><div class="post-body"><div style="text-align: right; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.6em; "></p><div style="clear: both; "></div></div><div class="post-footer" style="margin-top: 0.75em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.1em; font: normal normal normal 78%/normal 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4em; "></div></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: italic;font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></span></span><br /></span></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393755214198846684noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516114400975294531.post-58494099329415416312009-05-25T19:58:00.000-07:002009-05-25T20:15:11.438-07:00<img src="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/images/species/high_177.jpg" border="1" class="imgFauna" width="380" height="253" alt="image: Douglas's Squirrel" /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">February 25, 1806</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The little douglas's squirrel is a very quick sneaky animal. As I was eating lunch the little gray squirrel snuck up beside me and started eating some of my food scraps that had fallen on the floor. It was crouched over with its rust brown tail to its back and a piece of food in between its hand. The little squirrel was chomping away at the food like he hadn't eaten in five days. Its grayish Orange chest was very clear because the rest of its body had dull colors and that orange just shined like the sun.</span></span></span></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393755214198846684noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516114400975294531.post-36153547411123071212009-05-22T14:11:00.000-07:002009-05-22T15:36:22.641-07:00<img src="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/images/species/high_225.jpg" border="1" class="imgFauna" width="380" height="257" alt="image: Sea Otter" /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">November 20, 1805</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">After seeing this little sea otter I have to change my mined and say that this is the most cutest animal I have seen yet. The sea otter was swimming on its back with its little black paws up in the air and its grayish head sticking out of the water. When the little otter wobbled its little body out of the water to grab a clam for lunch its body was a dark brown from being so wet. As it was getting back into the water a crab bit the sea otter's fairly short tail and the sea otter jumped right into the water head first with its little webbed feet going in last.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393755214198846684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516114400975294531.post-51605281239722148812009-05-22T13:19:00.000-07:002009-05-22T14:10:52.853-07:00<img src="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/images/species/high_180.jpg" border="1" class="imgFauna" width="380" height="258" alt="image: Roosevelt Elk " /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">December 2, 1805</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">As I was walking through some tall brush I saw antlers making there way up a big brushy hill. I couldn't tell what it was because the tall grass was hiding the animal. As it reached the top it was still making it's way through some big weeds. Its slender legs were cutting through the brush like blades and all you could see is the brown and tan top half of the elks body and its Dark brown thick fury neck. As it kept walking it led its self into an open area were I could see the second largest member of the deer family which was the Roosevelt Elk.</span></span></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393755214198846684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516114400975294531.post-43293300676040505742009-05-22T12:08:00.000-07:002009-05-22T13:18:49.103-07:00<img src="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/images/species/high_237.jpg" border="1" class="imgFauna" width="380" height="249" alt="image: Harbor Seal" /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">October 23, 1805</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; font-family:Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><br /><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; font-family:Times;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td width="490" bg valign="top" class="defaultRecord" style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; line-height: 150%; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:12px;color:#ffffff;"><div class="bigMargins" style="margin-left: 18px; margin-right: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">When I saw a little baby Harbor Seal I thought that it was one of the cutest animals I had seen this hole journey, but the big one aren't so cute. The sun was shining on the little guys back bringing out the brownish blotches, and the shade would make his beige skin seem dark dark brown. When the seal turned over on to his back his little flippers popped up from underneath his stomach and he wave to us. My men and I were amazed how smart the baby harbor seals was.</span></span></span></div></td><td></td></tr><tr></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; font-family:Times;font-size:16px;"><br /></span></span></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393755214198846684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516114400975294531.post-56510766181902901412009-05-14T15:38:00.000-07:002009-05-14T15:50:14.819-07:00<img src="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/images/species/high_213.jpg" border="1" class="imgFauna" width="380" height="284" alt="image: Yellow-Bellied Marmot" /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; ">August 20, 1805</span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">The Yellow- Bellied Marmot is yellowish brown on top and yellowish on the bottom then the feet go to light brown. They also have white spots between their eyes. The marmot has a very bushy tail and is often confused with a beaver. When came across this animal I thought that it was a beaver <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">until</span> one of my men pointed out some <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">differences</span> between the two.</span></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393755214198846684noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516114400975294531.post-33460649193028001412009-05-13T14:46:00.000-07:002009-05-14T15:37:21.856-07:00<img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.fireflower.ca/images/content/mountain_goat.jpg" /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">August 24, 1805</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Today as I was walking I spotted a Mountain goat. It was high on top of a rock. I couldn't </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">believe</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> my eyes when I saw that goat all the way up there. I thought that it would fall right off the edge, but the mountain goats were made for climbing. The mountain goat has a compacted short legged body with yellowish white fur. Both sexes have backward-curving, dagger-like horns, which is pretty cool. </span></span></span></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393755214198846684noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516114400975294531.post-4830180379361822042009-05-13T10:29:00.000-07:002009-05-13T10:35:25.014-07:00<div><img src="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/images/species/high_211.jpg" border="1" class="imgFauna" width="380" height="243" alt="image: Ermine" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">August 20, 1805</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Ermine or other known as the short- tailed weasel has a Elongated body with Dark brown fur above and white below. The is tail brown with black tip. The ermine Legs are very short and it's feet are white. In northern part of range in winter, The fur is entirely white except for the black tail tip. Also Male Ermines are almost twice as large as a female ermine.</span></span><br /></span></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393755214198846684noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516114400975294531.post-31379606785478114832009-05-13T10:15:00.000-07:002009-05-13T10:26:37.620-07:00<img src="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/images/species/high_155.jpg" border="1" class="imgFauna" width="380" height="229" alt="image: Clark's Nutcracker" /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">August 22, 1805</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Clark's nutcracker is pigeon-size, with flashing black, white, and gray patterns. The bird has a light gray, with dark eye and long, sharply pointed bill. The clark nutcracker's wings are</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> probably the coolest thing about this animal. The Black wing are large white wing patch at trailing edge and a black tail with white outer tail feathers. The face of this bird is white from forehead to chin and it belly is white. </span></span></span><br /></span></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393755214198846684noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516114400975294531.post-3430280679032469762009-05-12T15:46:00.000-07:002009-05-13T10:27:21.281-07:00<img src="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/images/species/high_175.jpg" border="1" class="imgFauna" width="380" height="249" alt="image: Plains Western Hognose Snake" /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">July 23, 1805</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">The Plains Western Hognose snake has a sharp upturned and pointed snout with a stout body and a broad neck. The top of the snake has many different colors, tan, brown, gray, or yellowish gray with distinct or somewhat faded series of dark blotches down the back and two or three rows of side spots. This snake is very cool because it </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">burrows into loose soil to escape hot or cold conditions. </span></span></span></span></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393755214198846684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516114400975294531.post-15724789732537349632009-05-12T15:35:00.000-07:002009-05-13T10:28:14.786-07:00<div><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s52/foremleader/predators/eb62.jpg" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);">August 3, 1805</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);">The mountain lion is a large, unspotted cat with a relatively small head and a long, dark-tipped tail. It has a </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);">Pale brown to tawny above and white overlaid with buff below. The mountain lion has a d</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);">ark spot at the base of it's whiskers. The Ears are short and rounded. They also have dark backs and long heavy legs with big feet. I have a strong feeling that seamen had ran into this animal once before, because the way they looked at each other it seemed as if they had a bad encounter before.</span></span></span><br /></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393755214198846684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516114400975294531.post-39403254132855889362009-05-12T10:26:00.000-07:002009-05-12T10:35:58.721-07:00<img src="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/images/species/high_152.jpg" border="1" class="imgFauna" width="245" height="320" alt="image: Lewis's Woodpecker" /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">July 20, 1805,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The lewis woodpecker is smaller than the flicker. The woodpecker has beautiful metallic greenish black back and a gray collar and breast with a pinkish red belly. I spotted this woodpecker pecking away at an oak tree and i was amazed at the strength of woodpecker beak. It's beak was penitrating the oak tree like nothing. You better watch out for this little guy or he might peck you.</span></span></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393755214198846684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516114400975294531.post-86666713180390583352009-05-01T10:34:00.000-07:002009-05-01T10:41:06.447-07:00<img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.mb.ec.gc.ca/nature/endspecies/faq/images/db07d00.01.jpg" /><br /><div><br /></div><div>July 6, 1805</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The swift fox is the smallest wild dog in North America. The swift fox is a beautiful animal. It's fur is light gray with orange tan coloring on the sides and legs. The t</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">hroat, chest, underside and inside of ears was a creamy white and the tail was very bushy with a black tip. If you ever come across this animal you are a lucky person because the swift fox is very unique has beautiful colors on it.</span></span><br /></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393755214198846684noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516114400975294531.post-60025701445036672542009-05-01T10:19:00.000-07:002009-05-01T10:34:04.769-07:00<img src="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/images/species/high_196.jpg" border="1" class="imgFauna" width="380" height="248" alt="image: Prairie Rattlesnake" /><div><br /></div><div>June 15, 1805</div><div><br /></div><div>Today my men came across a very vicious animal, the Prairie Rattlesnake. As I was checking up on the men I saw that all of them were standing in a circle and one guy was in the middle. As I approached them I realized that the man in the middle was taughnting the rattle snake and the other men were cheering him on. After all the men noticed me standing there they quickly stopped and got back to work. My men were lucky that the rattle snake didn't bite them. The rattlesnake was green with yellow and brownish blotches. The unique thin about this animal was it's rattling tail. I assume thats why the call it the rattle snake.</div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393755214198846684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516114400975294531.post-16256115712216011712009-05-01T10:12:00.000-07:002009-05-01T10:19:50.738-07:00<div><img src="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/images/species/high_141.jpg" border="1" class="imgFauna" width="380" height="257" alt="image: Shiras's Moose" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The Shiras's Moose is the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Largest cervid in the world. The mosses height ranges between 6 to 7 feet. The length of this animal is 6 to 9 feet Long, which is pretty lengthy. The moose has dark brown hair and high humped shoulders with extremely long legs. The Male has massive palmate antlers that you can see from a mile away.</span></span></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393755214198846684noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516114400975294531.post-51580103701856787372009-05-01T10:07:00.000-07:002009-05-01T10:12:44.563-07:00<div><img src="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/images/species/high_137.jpg" border="1" class="imgFauna" width="213" height="320" alt="image: Columbian Black-Tailed Deer" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>November 19, 1805</div><div><br /></div><div>Today we discovered a columbian black tailed deer. The Columbian deer has a stocky build and is medium size, with long slim, sturdy legs to hold up it;s thick body. The Colombian deer is usally brown or light bash.</div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393755214198846684noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516114400975294531.post-44915340174361604142009-04-23T20:14:00.000-07:002009-04-23T20:26:54.668-07:00<img src="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/images/species/high_228.jpg" border="1" class="imgFauna" width="211" height="320" alt="image: Northern Bobcat" /><div><br /></div><div>April 7, 1805</div><div><br /></div><div> Seamen and I came across this animal as we were taking a walk. Seamen ran off a little in front of me, and when I caught up to him he was standing face to face with the bobcat. As I arrived the cat took off and pounced away. The Northern Bobcat is a tawny gray in winter, With indistinct dark spotting. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">T</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">he bobcat gets its common name from its stubby, or "bobbed," tail. I t also has slightly tufted ears. The length of the bobcat is about 3 feet and it's tail is 4 to 7 inches long and can way between 14- 29 pounds.</span></span></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393755214198846684noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516114400975294531.post-14978005740571769032009-04-23T20:05:00.000-07:002009-04-23T20:14:41.327-07:00<img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://imagecache.allposters.com/images/pic/NGSPOD/105496-FB%7EA-North-American-Porcupine-Climbs-Down-a-Tree-in-the-Snow-Posters.jpg" /><div><br /></div><div>May 3, 1805</div><div><br /></div><div>The North American Porcupine has a large chunky body, with short legs. The porcupine has long brown hairs on front half of it's body and over 30,000 quills<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, which it uses to defend itself against more agile predators. The quills are located on the rump an tail. The porcupine is probably not the most softest animal to be petting.</span></span></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393755214198846684noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516114400975294531.post-20245541328854690632009-04-23T19:59:00.000-07:002009-04-23T20:05:34.496-07:00<img src="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/images/species/high_132.jpg" border="1" class="imgFauna" width="214" height="320" alt="image: Montana Great Horned Owl" /><br /><div><br /></div><div>April 14, 1805</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Montana Great Horned Owl is a large owl, varying in color from nearly white to dark brown and gray. Mottled and streaked below, setting off the white throat. The owl had beautiful yellow eyes. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Montana Great Horned Owl is the largest and best known of the common owls, the great horned owl preys on a wide variety of creatures, including grouse and rabbits as well as beetles, lizards, frogs, and skunks. </span></span><br /></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393755214198846684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516114400975294531.post-15869074142546184552009-04-23T19:28:00.000-07:002009-04-23T19:35:05.236-07:00<div><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://imagecache.allposters.com/images/pic/ADVG/675%7EGrizzly-Bear-Posters.jpg" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>April 29, 1805</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">In the evening we saw a Grisley beare on a sand beech, I went out with one man Geo Drewyer & Killed the bear, which was verry large and a turrible looking animal, which we found verry hard to kill we Shot ten Balls into him before we killed him, & 5 of those Balls through his lights. This animal is the largest of the carnivorous kind I ever saw. We had nothing that could way him, I think his weight may be stated at 500 pounds. We had him skined and divided, the oile tried up & put in Kegs for use.</span></span><br /></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393755214198846684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516114400975294531.post-60278453911512249102009-04-23T19:20:00.000-07:002009-04-23T19:28:24.365-07:00<img src="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/images/species/high_208.jpg" border="1" class="imgFauna" width="380" height="250" alt="image: Audubon's Mountain Sheep" /><div><br /></div><div>April 26, 1805</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Today we discovered a Audubon's Mountain Sheep</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">it is about the size of a large Deer, or a small Elk, its Horns Come out and wind around the head like the horns of a Ram. I wish that I could describe more of this animal but I didn't get a long enough look before it took off over the hill. I will make sure to write again if I shall see this animal once again.</span></span></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393755214198846684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516114400975294531.post-8725454151484949662009-04-23T19:12:00.000-07:002009-04-23T19:17:30.832-07:00<div><img src="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/images/species/high_202.jpg" border="1" class="imgFauna" width="380" height="248" alt="image: Pronghorn Antelope" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>September 14, 1804</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In my walk I Killed a Buck Goat [antelope] of this Countrey, about the hight of the Grown Deer, its body Shorter... the Colour is a light gray with black behind its ears down its neck... Verry actively made, has only a pair of hoofs to each foot, his brains on the back of his head, his Norstrals large, his eyes like a Sheep he is more like the Antilope or Gazella of Africa than any other Species of Goat.</span><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We found the Antelope extreemly shye and watchfull insomuch that we had been unable to get a shot at them; when at rest they generally seelect the most elivated point in the neighbourhood, and as they are watchfull and extreemely quick of sight and their sense of smelling very accute it is almost impossible to approach them within gunshot. They will frequently discover and flee from you at the distance of three miles. I had this day an opportunity of witnessing the agility and the superior fleetness of this anamal which was to me really astonishing.I beheld the rapidity of their flight along the ridge before me it appeared reather the rappid flight of birds than the motion of quadrupeds.</span></span><br /></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393755214198846684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516114400975294531.post-8640120040865659392009-04-23T18:59:00.000-07:002009-04-23T19:12:29.669-07:00<img src="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/images/species/high_144.jpg" border="1" class="imgFauna" width="380" height="245" alt="image: Nuttall's (Common) Poorwill" /><div><br /></div><div>October 17, 1804</div><div><br /></div><div>Nuttall's is the smallest nightjar in North America. The Nuttall's is Mottled gray brown with no white marks on the wings. It had a dark outer tail with feathers that are tipped with white. Seamen and I came across this animal lieing in it's nest well we were taking a walk. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The common poorwill can hibernate, surviving in a torpid condition, without food and with its body temperature lowered almost to that of its surroundings. This adaptation is unique among birds.</span></span></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393755214198846684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516114400975294531.post-61601689057573904822009-04-23T18:50:00.000-07:002009-04-23T18:57:05.763-07:00<div><img src="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/images/species/high_212.jpg" border="1" class="imgFauna" width="380" height="267" alt="image: Long-Tailed Weasel" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>November 9, 1804</div><div><br /></div><div>Today we spotted 2 Long- Tailed weasels near the water playing on a tree trunk. They also could have been looking for food. The weasel is a long body short legged animal, that is brown on top and white bellow. The tail is very long often equal to head and body length.</div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393755214198846684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516114400975294531.post-35058148739194151852009-04-23T17:59:00.000-07:002009-04-23T18:08:55.277-07:00<img src="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/images/species/high_241.jpg" border="1" class="imgFauna" width="242" height="320" alt="image: White-Tailed Jackrabbit" /><div><br /></div><div>September 14, 1804</div><div><br /></div><div>Then White Tailed Jack Rabbit was a very swift animal. They are gray above and white bellow with a white tail. The jack rabbit was 23 inches long and weighed about 7 pounds. The jack rabbits hind legs were amazing. I am assuming that those hind legs are were the jack rabbits gets it's terrific speed from. The jack rabbit is probably the least social of all animals, for it is nocturnal and it hide during the day.</div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393755214198846684noreply@blogger.com0