Fridays with a Ranger Video Series

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Duration:
6 minutes, 45 seconds

What flavors and variety make your life more interesting? Join Ranger Nate for as he discusses the uses of salt on the Lewis and Clark Expedition and how the men on the trip made their own salt on the Pacific Coast!

 
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Duration:
7 minutes, 7 seconds

Oh elk, where are you?! Join Ranger Shannon and Fig the Syrian hamster for this week's Fridays with a Ranger to find out what the Corps of Discovery did when the elk went missing.

 
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Duration:
19 minutes, 6 seconds

Join Ranger Zach for this Fridays with a Ranger Video on mapping technology of the Lewis and Clark Expedition!

 
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Duration:
4 minutes, 59 seconds

Have you ever though about leaving a time capsule for people in the future to find? What about the hieroglyphs in Egypt? Do you think the people who made those would expect people to find them in the future? Much like stone carvings in Egypt, you can find the same idea created by William Clark at Pompey’s Pillar! Follow along with Student Trainee Park Guide, Baylea, as she tells the story of how William Clark etched his name and date on a butte in Montana, back in the summer of 1806.

 
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Duration:
6 minutes, 25 seconds

"at-tah-to'-nah'; at-tah'to'-nah'; to-nah". Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark first heard the haunting call of the Common poorwill in North Dakota on October 16, 1804. Learn more about these "torpid" birds (and what torpid means) with Ranger Shannon in this week's Fridays with a Ranger!

 
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Duration:
4 minutes, 16 seconds

Everyone had a daily routine, whether that be grabbing the mail after work, or brewing that fresh pot of coffee every morning. What about brushing your teeth every day? What do you think the members of the Corps of Discovery did on their journey across North America? Find out in this weeks video, where Student Trainee Park Guide, Baylea, discusses some of the ways the Corps of Discovery kept their teeth clean on their journey!

 
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Duration:
5 minutes, 38 seconds

What music do you listen to with your friends and family? Have you considered what type of music your ancestors may have enjoyed together? Join Ranger Nate to find out what music brought people together on the Lewis and Clark Expedition with his video, Harmony and Teamwork.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Fridays with a Ranger Video Series

Rangers of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail are presenting a variety of interpretive programs via video.

Last updated: April 5, 2023

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