The Missouri River is the longest river in the United States. The headwaters are located in the Rocky Mountains of southern Montana near the town of Three Forks. After a journey of nearly 2,350 miles, it joins the Mississippi at St. Louis and then empties into the Gulf of Mexico.
On 3 August, 1804, Lewis and Clark camped for the night in this spot which is now a part of the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge. In their journals, they made important observations about the Desoto Bend area. They described willow, oak, hickory, sycamore, and cottonwood trees; their first encounter with a badger, geese accompanied by their young, wood duck, crains of several kinds, and a flock of Pelicans that appeared to cover several acres. Their discoveries were the first recorded encounter with these species.
On quiet moonlit nights, you can almost hear their conversations.
Moon over the Missouri, near Blair, NE
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