The Soil Colors of the Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail

Fort Clatsop Lewis & Clark Soil Paints

A painting by Janice Lang of Fort Clatsop along the Lewis & Clark trail made with soil paints

Fort Clatsop, shown here in this painting by Janis Lang, is a unit of the NPS Lewis and Clark National Historic Park. Located near the Pacific Ocean and the mouth of the Columbia River, the Corps of Discovery encamped here during the winter of 1805-1806. Fort Clatsop was named after a local Indian tribe. What soil minerals do you think are used in this painting?

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