Last updated: August 8, 2022
Article
Online Junior Ranger: Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail
![TJR web ranger banner Online Junior Ranger. Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Logo with silhouette of two explorers. Blue banner with sketches. Boat with a sail. Fluffy dog. Sextant. Compass. Salmon. Earth Lodge. Cactus. Journal. Antelope.](/articles/000/images/TJR-web-ranger-banner_1.png)
NPS
Let’s embark!
Are you ready to go on an online learning adventure? Grab a pencil and paper and complete the activities below to learn about the people, places, and stories of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. When you're finished, show your work to an adult and print out your Lewis and Clark Trail Junior Ranger Online badge.
Activity 1: On Tribal Lands
![Tribal Homelands. ~1803. Illustrated map of North America. Land is filled with tribal art, food, and technology: canoes, totem poles, teepees, woven baskets, earth lodges, buffalo, mounds, and carvings. Pacific northwest, rocky mountain, great plains, and](/common/upload/nri/20210519/articles/313E4A50-A15D-3B14-E30321DAB078AD9E/313E4A50-A15D-3B14-E30321DAB078AD9E.jpg?autorotate=false&maxWidth=1300&maxHeight=1020)
![Tribal Homelands. ~1803. Illustrated map of North America. Land is filled with tribal art, food, and technology: canoes, totem poles, teepees, woven baskets, earth lodges, buffalo, mounds, and carvings. Pacific northwest, rocky mountain, great plains, and](/common/upload/nri/20210519/articles/3143B21B-A759-8EBC-2DFCB004FD806026/3143B21B-A759-8EBC-2DFCB004FD806026.jpg?autorotate=false&maxWidth=1300&maxHeight=1020)
Left image
When colonial boundaries were drawn in North America, a huge web of tribal nations already existed.
Right image
1803 maps of North America show the land divided into the United States, British Territory, Spanish Territory, and the Louisiana Territory.
Activity 2: Preparing for the Expedition
![Drawings of Sextant, compass. Navigating. Drawing of keelboat with sail and large canoe with sail. Traveling. Drawing of fluffy black dog. Hunting.](/common/upload/nri/20210519/articles/31675428-9099-8DA5-3088C7F3694B80BC/31675428-9099-8DA5-3088C7F3694B80BC.jpg?autorotate=false&maxWidth=1300&maxHeight=1020)
![Drawings of Sextant, compass. Navigating. Drawing of keelboat with sail and large canoe with sail. Traveling. Drawing of fluffy black dog. Hunting.](/common/upload/nri/20210519/articles/316B2974-07C0-2EFD-06546DFD57BA218B/316B2974-07C0-2EFD-06546DFD57BA218B.jpg?autorotate=false&maxWidth=1300&maxHeight=1020)
Left image
To prepare for a multi year journey to landscapes Americans had never seen, Captains Lewis and Clark had to decide what and who to bring.
Right image
A Sextant and compass were important for navigation. Two pirogues (similar to canoes) joined a custom designed keelboat for the first part of the journey. Captain Lewis’s dog Seaman was valued for hunting, protecting, and being a good boy.
Activity 3: Nature Journaling
![Journal page with drawing of plump bird and hand scrolled notes. Photo of Plump bird stand among sage brush. Sage grouse](/common/upload/nri/20210519/articles/31968561-076C-6203-33A9D56E92E24C5A/31968561-076C-6203-33A9D56E92E24C5A.jpg?autorotate=false&maxWidth=1300&maxHeight=1020)
![Journal page with drawing of plump bird and hand scrolled notes. Photo of Plump bird stand among sage brush. Sage grouse](/common/upload/nri/20210519/articles/319F2F7D-D9B4-BC53-66502EC45BC4FA27/319F2F7D-D9B4-BC53-66502EC45BC4FA27.jpg?autorotate=false&maxWidth=1300&maxHeight=1020)
Left image
Journal page courtesy of Missouri History Museum. Photo.
Right image
Photo: Wallace Keck/ NPS Photo
Activity 4: Experience the Lewis and Clark Trail
![Choose an adventure. Kayak Lower Columbia River Trail. Bike Lemhi Pass to Lolo Pass. Roadtrip Knife River to Great Falls. Walk Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site. Canoe Ohio River Recreation Trail. Blue background with turquoise, purple, yellow, lime gr](/common/upload/nri/20210519/articles/31BE9F60-A974-6AE7-267D69CDE9934A5E/31BE9F60-A974-6AE7-267D69CDE9934A5E.png?autorotate=false&maxWidth=1300&maxHeight=1020)
![Choose an adventure. Kayak Lower Columbia River Trail. Bike Lemhi Pass to Lolo Pass. Roadtrip Knife River to Great Falls. Walk Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site. Canoe Ohio River Recreation Trail. Blue background with turquoise, purple, yellow, lime gr](/common/upload/nri/20210519/articles/31C42E9E-E64A-AEFE-F94A07560FDE4ADE/31C42E9E-E64A-AEFE-F94A07560FDE4ADE.png?autorotate=false&maxWidth=1300&maxHeight=1020)
Left image
Learn about culture and history while you’re out in nature.
Right image
Which activity would you most like to try on the Lewis and Clark Trail?
![Recreation printable Foldable greeting card template. Card Front Cover: Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Logo. Junior Ranger Mail. Blue background. Inside of card: illustration of kids kayaking, biking, walking, roadtripping, and canoeing on the ocean, in the mountains](/articles/000/images/Recreation-printable_1.jpg?maxwidth=1300&autorotate=false)
Take the Junior Ranger Pledge!
![Junior ranger pledge. Lewis and Clark Trail logo. Show respect for native homelands and historical places. Study history from multiple perspectives. Play safely in nature. Blue background. Red stars.](/common/upload/nri/20210519/articles/3247ABBB-D251-FA39-00CB51BB7054003A/3247ABBB-D251-FA39-00CB51BB7054003A.jpg?autorotate=false&maxWidth=1300&maxHeight=1020)
![Junior ranger pledge. Lewis and Clark Trail logo. Show respect for native homelands and historical places. Study history from multiple perspectives. Play safely in nature. Blue background. Red stars.](/common/upload/nri/20210519/articles/324C4725-99A5-CF44-35A5D1AA257EE625/324C4725-99A5-CF44-35A5D1AA257EE625.jpg?autorotate=false&maxWidth=1300&maxHeight=1020)
Left image
Junior ranger pledge.
Right image
Junior rangers promise to act in ways that respect parks and people.
Print your Junior Ranger Online Badge:
![Online Jr Ranger Badge LECL Junior Ranger Online. Gold badge with two explorers. Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. Cut here line around circular patch.](/articles/000/images/Online-TJR-Badge_2021-06-09_2.jpg?maxwidth=1300&autorotate=false)
Tags
- lewis & clark national historic trail
- lewis and clark
- lewis and clark expedition
- lewis and clark national historic trail
- online junior ranger
- virtual experience
- virtual experiences
- midwest
- kids
- north dakota
- junior ranger
- lewis and clark trail junior ranger
- sacajawea
- sacagawea
- junior rangers
- parked at home