Palouse River
If you were to try and find the Palouse River in the journals of Lewis and Clark, you could be searching for a while. Instead you would need to look for Drewyers River, named after George Drouillard. Drouillard, who was in his late twenties during the expedition, was the son of a French Canadian father and a Shawnee Indian mother. He was recommended to Lewis and Clark as an expert hunter with a good knowledge of the Indians’ character and their hand talk. Drewyer (as he was referred to in the journals) was hesitant at first to join the Corps of Discovery, but after being urged to join the expedition a second time, he signed up for the standard pay of twenty-five dollars a month. He was one of two (York being the other) nonmilitary persons to travel the entire distance from St. Louis to Fort Clatsop and back.
Today we explored the area encompassing Drewyers River. We took a short bus ride up to the Palouse Falls to watch the water cascading over the lip of the canyon, making its way down to Lake Herbert G. West, behind Lower Monumental dam. We also explored Drewyers River by Zodiac. We cruised up the tamed river, looking at the numerous signs of life that fill this canyon. We saw red-tailed hawks, black-billed magpies, and spoke about the Native uses for the plants found along the river. Others chose to paddle a kayak for a short distance, taking in the scenery and enjoying the unseasonably warm weather. After our morning activities everyone was excited to return to the ship for a delicious deck barbeque.
If you were to try and find the Palouse River in the journals of Lewis and Clark, you could be searching for a while. Instead you would need to look for Drewyers River, named after George Drouillard. Drouillard, who was in his late twenties during the expedition, was the son of a French Canadian father and a Shawnee Indian mother. He was recommended to Lewis and Clark as an expert hunter with a good knowledge of the Indians’ character and their hand talk. Drewyer (as he was referred to in the journals) was hesitant at first to join the Corps of Discovery, but after being urged to join the expedition a second time, he signed up for the standard pay of twenty-five dollars a month. He was one of two (York being the other) nonmilitary persons to travel the entire distance from St. Louis to Fort Clatsop and back.
Today we explored the area encompassing Drewyers River. We took a short bus ride up to the Palouse Falls to watch the water cascading over the lip of the canyon, making its way down to Lake Herbert G. West, behind Lower Monumental dam. We also explored Drewyers River by Zodiac. We cruised up the tamed river, looking at the numerous signs of life that fill this canyon. We saw red-tailed hawks, black-billed magpies, and spoke about the Native uses for the plants found along the river. Others chose to paddle a kayak for a short distance, taking in the scenery and enjoying the unseasonably warm weather. After our morning activities everyone was excited to return to the ship for a delicious deck barbeque.
