When Lewis & Clark crossed the Rocky Mountains on their epic journey to the Pacific Ocean, they found a climate that was in some respects similar to what they were used to on the East Coast of the United States. But in other respects, it was very different. Their clothes were rotting from the constant rain. Massive waves kept them from crossing the mighty Columbia River. Were the rain and wind a constant for the entire voyage? Lewis & Clark's Northwest Journey: Weather Disagreeable!, by George R. Miller (author of Pacific Northwest Weather: But My Barometer Says Fair) examines the journals of Lewis and Clark and other members of the Corps of Discovery for key references to the weather the party experienced. It equates those weather entries to the weather patterns we know exist today. As a meteorologist, Miller has spent over 40 years wrestling with Pacific Northwest weather. He has also researched past weather events that have occurred in this part of the country over the last 200 years. His vast knowledge of the Northwest's weather gives great insight into the incredible difficulties the Corps of Discovery faced on their voyage west! Book jacket.
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