Per the Brigade website:
> Two hundred years ago, in 1811, fur trader, explorer, surveyor, and mapmaker David Thompson reached the Pacific Ocean adding the Columbia River as the final leg of the fur trade highway between Montreal and the Pacific. His route would be used for fifty years as the major route across the Rocky Mountains by the twice annual Columbia Express, later adapted by the Hudson’s Bay Company to become the York Factory Express.
>
> The fur trade was a unique era that depended upon collaboration between native peoples and Europeans exchanging furs and other bounties of the land and rivers for trade items manufactured far away. Fur trade exploration shaped the boundaries of Canada and the United States.
>
> In 2011 salute the Columbia River Basin and its history by paddling voyageur canoes 1800 kilometres (1200 miles) along David Thompson’s historic route from present day Invermere, British Columbia, to Astoria, Oregon.
The afternoon of Friday, July 15th, 2011, the Brigade will arrive in Astoria, Oregon at the People's Place Park, which is about one block west of the Maritime Museum. Be there or be square!
[flash width=425 height=349] http://www.youtube.com/v/0ZiJlAcfaoA?version=3&hl=en_US [/flash]
Other videos:
Visit the Brigade website at: http://www.2011brigade.com
David Thompson Brigade
Wendell & SWMBO (AKA Angel)-
David Thompson, a great Canadian Surveyor (with no letters after his name) ended his life as a pauper.
http://www.voyageurbrigade.org/thompson/2011_Thompson_Columbia_Brigade/David_Thompson_2.html
Please don't let history bite you !
Derek
David Thompson Brigade
I should be there.:-)
SSSHHH.... Don't tell
It is custom for the Brigade to request permission to land by firing a black powder rifle. Welllllll our answer will be with a CANNON!!!!
I hope they are wearing their earplugs!
Joe
David Thompson Brigade
Us too!!! Sounds like we're going to have a good ol' time!!! :clap:
David Thompson Brigade
For a low cost, overnight option in Astoria we always stay at http://astoriacrestmotel.com/
It's a great little no frills family run hotel.
David Thompson Brigade
Hey! That's where we're staying!
David Thompson Brigade
Also had the longest marriage in Canada at the time of his death. God bless him!
David Thompson Brigade
Haha too funny!! When will you be there, Jered??
SSSHHH.... Don't tell
Passed one of their canoes tied to the top of a Suburban last week on the freeway while going to Tie Valley. The driver was awake and the two in the back seat were sleeping. Lively crew.
jud
David Thompson Brigade
Still working out the schedule on arrival time. Hopefully a little before 1 to help with anything. SWMBO will probably drop me off then cruise town a bit and come back later.
Jud
Yea, we met them at Cascade Locks and also in Vancouver. They nap pretty much any time they can. They been at it for over a month.
Paddle, food, rest, repeat.
Jered
No sense foe SWMBO to hang around all day. Might as well go spend money!!!!!
David Thompson Brigade
Jered, are you spending the night or just driving in for the day?? We'll be there tomorrow until Saturday.
Joe, where will you guys be tomorrow? Maybe we can get together for dinner or something. 🙂
David Thompson Brigade
We are staying at the Crest Friday for sure after that we are going to shoot from the hip.
David Thompson Brigade
Angel,
We will be in and around People's Places Park. Reviewing the site, setting up some signs and generally getting ready for tomorrow. Not sure where we will be at any given time.
I will send you my cell # to your email address
Joe
Joe...
Guess who wound up with your ice chest??? 😉
