DISPATCHES FROM THE ROAD
How Meriwether Lewis’ Unfortunate Hunting Mishap Brought to Mind the Bounty of American Consumer Capitalism
Saturday, August 16 2025
On the 221st anniversary of Meriwether Lewis’ hunting calamity, Clay ponders salt, macrobiotics, and an earlier extended personal journey on the Lewis and Clark Trail.
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My Montana Summer
Monday, August 11 2025
Clay Jenkinson reports on his month-long adventure crisscrossing Montana in the long-since-passed footsteps of Lewis and Clark and their Corps of Discovery.
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Clay Reads and Riffs on Huckleberry Finn While Sitting Beside the Mighty Mississippi — Video Dispatch
Sunday, August 10 2025
Earlier this summer, Clay Jenkinson traveled to the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers at Cairo, Illinois. Sitting on the banks of the Mississippi, Clay read from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and talked about the novel and its author, Mark Twain, who enshrined this mighty river deep in American mythology.
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Clay Checks in From Missoula — Video Dispatch
Monday, August 04 2025
Clay reports in on his adventures at the conclusion of his recent Montana Lewis and Clark Cultural Tour.
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Lewis, Clark and Their Dog Seaman — Video Dispatch
Tuesday, July 22 2025
Clay checks in from St. Charles, Missouri, near the mouth of the Missouri River, at Frontier Park, on one of the finest Lewis and Clark statue groups in America.
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My Saga of the Leaky Shower in the Montana Back Country
Monday, July 14 2025
Thanks to YouTube, persistence, and bloody knuckles, a hot shower gets pretty close to paradise.
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Celebrating July 4th On The Lewis and Clark Trail — Video Dispatch
Tuesday, July 08 2025
Clay and his Listening to America “Corps of Discovery” celebrate the 4th of July along the Lewis and Clark Trail.
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At Great Falls, Montana
Tuesday, July 08 2025
I’m spending the 4th of July at the Great Falls of the Missouri River in north-central Montana, where Lewis and Clark visited on the same day in 1805.
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Clay’s “Must See” Stops in Great Falls, Montana
Tuesday, July 08 2025
Our Lewis and Clark explorer, Clay Jenkinson, says that Great Falls’ reputation for being one of the less attractive places to visit in Montana is highly unfair. He shares his “must see” stops.
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Fear and Loathing at the DOT
Monday, June 23 2025
Registering the new pickup truck. This, too, is America.
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