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Madison Junction, Wyoming
August 23 - Nez Perce camp near tourists<...
The Nez Perce Reach the Madison River
After spending one day at Henry_s Lake, the Nez Perc...
Encounter at Camas Meadows
Trouble at Birch Creek, Idaho
There is an abundance of wildlife along t...
Meeting With Chief Tendoy
After crossing Bannock Pass, the Nez Perce moved down C...
Barrett's Ranch
*Adventurous Travel: roads not recommend...
Bannock Pass to Leadore
Back Into Idaho
*Adventurous Travel: road...
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Madison Junction, Wyoming
August 23 - Nez Perce camp near tourists
On the night of August 23, a group of tourists camped in the Park became worried about the Nez Perce moving through the region. However, a scout assured the tourists that they ...
The Nez Perce Reach the Madison River
After spending one day at Henry_s Lake, the Nez Perce departed on August 22. They crossed the 7,072 foot Targhee Pass and descended to the Madison River. They then began a journey through the Yellowstone wilderness, an area revered by ...
Encounter at Camas Meadows
*Adventurous Travel: roads not recommended for motor homes or vehicles towing trailers; usually passable from July to October*
Camas Meadows encompasses an area about five miles east to west at ...
Trouble at Birch Creek, Idaho
There is an abundance of wildlife along the Nez Perce National Historic Trail. All wild animals need to be treated with caution and respect. If you are planning to hike, check with the nearest land anagement agency for information on local wildlife. Know how to be safe in wild ...
Meeting With Chief Tendoy
After crossing Bannock Pass, the Nez Perce moved down Cruickshank Canyon to the mouth of Timber Creek. At the small town of Junction (two miles east of Leadore) locals awaited them behind a small, hastily constructed stockade. Here, Chiefs White ...
Barrett's Ranch
*Adventurous Travel: roads not recommended for motor homes or vehicles towing trailers; usually passable from July to October*
Continuing south, General Howard reached Horse Prairie on August 15 and camped on a nearby ranch, “a grand farm, well fenced and ...
Bannock Pass to Leadore
Back Into Idaho
*Adventurous Travel: roads not recommended for motor homes or vehicles towing trailers; usually passable from July to October*
Exactly which route the Nez Perce followed as they left Montana and entered Idaho is unclear. Possibilities include Deadman ...
Horse Prairie to Bannock Pass
In The Wrong Place At The Wrong Time
*Adventurous Travel: roads not recommended for motor homes or vehicles towing trailers; usually passable from July to October*
To the southwest of here is ...
Gibbon Attacks
On August 9th, the dawn’s silence was shattered when Colonel Gibbon’s 7th Infantry and Captain John Catlin’s Bitterroot volunteers attacked the unsuspecting, sleeping Nez Perce at their camp beside the North Fork Big Hole River. Today this is part of ...
Crossing the Continental Divide
Colonel Gibbon dispatched Lieutenant Bradley and Captain Catlin with some of their men and a couple volunteers to locate the Nez Perce. Early on August 8, Gibbon and his men started over the Continental Divide. It required many laborious hours ...
