from the <BR><BR>
                             Lewis and Clark trail<BR><BR> 

                             Ken Burns<BR><BR>


                             "I've spent three years retracing every step of
Lewis and Clark's journey, from St.
                             Louis to Astoria, Oregon, for a documentary
about the explorers. In Monowi, the
                             smallest town in Nebraska, Lewis and Clark with
their expedition of four dozen
                             spent the better part of a day capturing a
prairie dog. They sent the animal live to
                             the White House. My partner Dayton Duncan and I
found Missouri River vistas
                             untouched by telephone wires. As we filmed in
withering heat, chiggers feasted on
                             us. Then, at the Monowi Tavern, we feasted-- on
one of the best steak dinners
                             imaginable. The whole town, population six, was
there. We felt we had discovered
                             the backbone of the country, and I don't mean
that just in terms of geography."<BR><BR> 

                             Lewis & Clark: "The Journey of the Corps of
Discovery" airs November 4 and
                             5, 1997, on PBS.<BR><BR> 

                             Meal plan: Beef for lunch, beef for dinner, or
drive 70 miles to find a salad bar. <BR><BR>

                             In my pack: Backup socks, baseball mitt, a
15-star flag just like Lewis and
                             Clark's. <BR><BR>

                             Chigger Rx: Apply nail polish remover to skin;
poisons them fast. Road rule: Never
                             retrace your route.<BR><BR> 

                             Reprinted with permission from Travel &
Leisure, July, 1997. © 1997 American Express Publishing
                             Corporation. All rights reserved.