"First Squad" is the group of individuals who contribute to the education of "Lewis and Clark"
starting in Lewiston, Idaho, on the Snake River at Hells Gate State Park, traveling to the Ocean by way of water. Clarkston Washington for the Independence day celebration. Livingston Montana for canoe camp and preparations to travel east to Saint Louis Missouri. Finally in Washington D.C. for Memorial Day to report to Thomas Jefferson.
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So what I believe is happening here (and I am NOT the expert, only the wife) is… They have made parallel cuts perpendicular to the log along what will become what I am guessing is the bottom of the canoe. They will chip out the waste wood between the cuts to make an more even planed surface for the log to sit on supports while they work on the other side. Helps to keep the log level and stable. I’ll ask Jim (Idaho) if i am correct if he ever comes home again. Oh, the siren song of a canoe….