Wolf Point, MT to Fort Peck, MT- Day 34- 52.34 mi.

My fears were confirmed! The wind that started the evening before had not let up by morning, in fact it had gotten stronger. It was whistling by at 30 mph rate with gusts from 40-45 mph. It had also rained most of the night and when the alarm rang at 5:15, it was still raining fairly steadily. We did not want to pack up in the rain...at least that was the excuse we told each other so we could rollover and sleep another 2 hours. When we finally did get up around 7:30, we questioned whether we should try it or not as most of the route was directly northwest into that wind. We finally decided to try it. It was unbelievably difficult. In my opinion, it was one of the hardest days yet. Coincidentally, Lewis and Clark had wind problems in this same area when they passed through in their boats going upriver. It completely stopped them for a 2 or 3 days in a row. Unlike Lewis and Clark (who may have had better sense) we pushed our way through that wind for about 11 hours before arriving at dusk at Fort Peck. Not wishing to set up a campsite in our exhausted state, we stopped at the Fort Peck Hotel. This was a historic hotel with 2 stories and wooden floors. It had a restaurant buffet which we enjoyed and gave us a good night's sleep before attempting our longest stage yet..the 96 mile voyage to Jordan the next day. The manager of the hotel promised me the coffee would be ready at 5:00 a.m. and that we should go right on into the kitchen and help ourselves. He said he would also put out 2 caramel rolls for us to eat in the morning before leaving.
Seventh Grade Question:
What was the name of the only African American that accompanied Lewis and Clark to the Pacific and back?

-ClarkWheel