Historical artist Roger Cooke worked with the Washington State Historical Society to recreate several Lewis and Clark scenes during their trek in Washington and Oregon. His art is featured on many interpretive signs at waysides throughout this section of the historic trail. A compendium of his illustrations, along with text by history professor Robert Carriker, is Ocian in View! O! the Joy: Lewis & Clark in Washington State, Washington State Historical Society, 2005.
Featured Works
December 2, 1805
First Pacific elk killed
Tongue Point, Astoria, OR J. Field brings in marrow bones from their first Pacific elk killed. Clark and several men are ill. Lewis is looking for a place for winter camp.
November 24, 1805
The winter camp decision
Station Camp near Chinook, WA Before deciding where to winter over, Clark recording the opinions of each member including York and Sacagawea. Clark lists the advantages of the southern shore.
November 11, 1805
Kathlamet visitors
Small Nitch near Knappton, WA The Corps makes the best of their poor location exposed to high waves and driving rain. Five Kathlamet visitors skillfully cross the river in a canoe loaded with sockeye salmon.
Windsor helped recover three orphaned grizzly bear cubs of a sow they killed on a hunt in early April of 1806. According to Lewis, they traded the cubs to some coastal Indians, who, “fancyed these petts and gave us wappetoe in exchange for them.”
