[Rebelbase]

I've been reading the Lewis and Clark Journals and got sidetracked into David Thompson whom I'd never heard of before.

His accomplishments are mind blowing for the time.

[Rebelbase]

Ping

[GlockThe Vote]

Great post! Really puts things in perspective.

[BipolarBob]

Thanks for posting. I’ve never heard of him.

[Squantos]

Ray Mears did a show about him ..... Interesting pioneer indeed.

Stay safe !

[rawcatslyentist]

Thanks for posting.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Dittoes to what BiPolar Bob said!

[Kirkwood]

Not really fair to compare a 2 year expedition to 28 years.

[Carthego delenda est]

“I placed the two Kegs of Alcohol on a vicious horse; and by noon the Kegs were empty, and in pieces, the Horse rubbing his load against the Rocks to get rid of it; I wrote to my partners what I had done; and that I would do the same to every Keg of Alcohol, and for the next six years I had charge of the furr trade on the west side of the Mountains, no further attempt was made to introduce spirituous Liquors.”

Lemme guess, he’s a mormon explorer. And then... why pack your animals unballanced? Never had a horse ‘freek’ out on me for pulling a bottle of tequila out of the saddle bag...

[Squantos]

Some Toob about the man........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id0OZN8nL2E

[AGreatPer]

Would make a great movie. No sex, forget it.

[dog breath]

Great post, I love all the history of North America. There were quite a few frontiersmen who are not well known. The voyageurs tread many a remote path, to of seen the things they saw would be a treasure beyond measure.

[Noob1999]

From today’s perspective, I gotta say ?why?

I find it incredible learning about the pursuits of a few generations ago, or the travails of our unemployed grandfathers during the depression;

As I put my feet on the Ottoman, click the remote, and laugh at old Seinfelds, until bedtime in a sleep number bed, whilst writing a deposit ticket for my SS check and pension!

[Theoria]

Well, if your reading Lewis and Clark stuff, might as well bring up John Colter. He was another cool dude, to say the least, and inspiration for the classic The Naked Prey movie and a great explorer and pathfinder in his own right.

[rogue yam]

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[Pontiac]

for later

[Graewoulf]

Great post! Thanks!

[GladesGuru]

“His accomplishments are mind blowing for the time.”

80,000 miles in the field is good for today, particularly for land travel.

[hinckley buzzard]

Interesting. Here's to David Thompson.

[Salvation]

Another person that is not often mentioned in helping people get to Oregon is Marie Dorion, a native American who was married to a Frend man Not nearly as famous as Sacajawea. But she did similar things.

[davisfh]

Great post, amazing story! Thanks for posting.