Whitman College Goes Exploring
Lewis and Clark Trail in Montana and Idaho
June 20-28, 2004
Join
Whitman College Alumni for an exciting week of exploration in Montana
and Idaho.
$2150 per person, double occupancy;
single supplement, $375.
Price includes 8 nights,
8 breakfasts and dinners, 4 lunches,
all transportation during the tour and entry fees and excursions.
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the Corps of Discovery on their westward journey as they made their
way from the Great Falls of the Missouri up the river to its source,
and into the Rockies; cross the Continental Divide where they did, soak
at Lolo Hot Springs as they did, then loop back to cover part of the
homeward journey over Lewis and Clark Pass. In addition to seeing and
learning about the famous places the original explorers experienced,
this trip will include a jet-boat into the Gates of the Mountains and
visits to art and historical museums. Accommodations, most meals, and
travel by motorcoach from and back to Great Falls are included. |
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Tom Edwards, professor of history, emeritus, professor of geology John Winter and visiting Mellon
professor of environmental humanities Don Snow, will make this more
than a history tour. You will discover and discuss not only what the
explorers found, but develop insights into the long-term effects the
trip had on the American West, and our sense of place in nature.
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Tom Edwards, Professor of History Emeritus, taught American History at Whitman from 1964 to 1998 with an emphasis on the Civil War and the West. He has done countless talks for alumni audiences on a variety of historic topics and has led several alumni groups to Civil War battlefields and down the Columbia River in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark. He will discuss the journey of the Corps of Discovery and the challenges and hardships they faced, as you experience the same wild places. In June 2003, Tom won the Robert Gray Medal from the Washington State Historical Society for lifetime achievement in teaching regional history.
John Winter, Professor
of Geology, has been teaching at Whitman since 1981, with principal
fields of interest in metamorphic petrology, mineralogy and crystallography,
and geochemistry. He also studies processes that take place during the
formation and subsequent development of the ancient deep continental
crust. A lively and engaging teacher, John has participated in a variety
of Whitman College Alumni events, both on campus and on the road. He
will describe the terrain Lewis and Clark encountered, and how the Rockies
and great plains have changed throughout geologic history.
Don
Snow, Visiting Mellon Professor of Environmental Humanities has
been at Whitman since 2001, teaching the Literature of Nature and the
Nature Essay. He was director of the Northern Lights Institute in Montana,
which created and sponsored a number of projects in alternative environmental
dispute resolution; while there he launched Northern Lights Magazine,
a quarterly journal of "arts, politics, and nature in the Rockies."
As a member of the Environmental Studies faculty at the University of
Montana, Don has taught creative and environmental writing, the literature
of nature, and natural resource policy in the American West. In 1998
he was appointed director of the University of Montana Environmental
Writing Institute, an annual writing workshop and environmental education
retreat held at the Teller Wildlife Refuge in the Bitterroot Valley.
He will lead discussions our sense of place in nature.
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reserve your space on this Lewis & Clark expedition, contact Margaret
at the Whitman College Alumni Office, (509) 527-5167 or (800) 835-9448,
ext. 1, or via email at hoglund@whitman.edu.
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Whitman
College Alumni Office
219 Marcus Street, Walla Walla, WA 99362
(509) 527-5167 or (800) 835-9448 ext. #1
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