And so did we. But we did not carve our name in the stone. Clark does it and everybody is excited. If we do it we would be arrested and fined.
Pompey’s Pillar is really a name the newspaper editor created from Clarks notes. Clark called it Pompy’s Tower after Sacajawea’s son. I have to admit his notes were almost as bad as Mr. Rams so the newspaper editor thought he was just doing more correcting.
When Lewis and Clark were on their Journey of Discovery they were encouraged to leave their mark to establish ownership of the land. It belonged to the US, not the French or Spanish or anyone else. Pompey’s Pillar is the only spot you can still see their mark.
There is a great view from the top – you could see the fishing spot by the bridge that we camped at the night before. We talked with the Park Guide, Jade, for quite a while. She filled us in on one of the local mountains she enjoyed – the Crazies. Yet another set of mountains I had never heard of.
We had originally thought we could camp right at the pillar – one of the camping sites we checked said we could. That site was wrong and we had to find a place nearby. A fishing access several miles away wanted $18 for an overnight stay. The fishing access at Bundy Bridge that was within site had not been listed as one you can camp at but when we pulled in the sign said you could and it was free! We were tired, cranky, hungry and ready to stop at that point. And it was raining.
Thank you for stopping by and it’s a pleasure to be featured in your blog!
If you really enjoyed your time at the Pillar, we do have a membership program for the Friends of Pompeys Pillar that supports many of the activities we have here. The Friends group is a nonprofit that organizes all the events, activities and volunteers at the Pillar. We would love for you to join!
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