Fred and his wife Lois dreamt up, organized and will lead our version of the Corps of Discovery. Fred and Lois are our Lewis and Clark. I guess that makes my parents Sacagawea and Charbonneau. I just hope I'm not Sgt. Floyd. But we are going backwards, so maybe Sgt. Floyd would have the opposite fate -- whatever the opposite of appendicitis may be. Fred has biked all over everywhere and his experience will be a valuable asset in leading the riders on a reverse course of Lewis and Clark's trip to winter quarters. My father tells me Fred gets lost sometimes, but it's common knowledge that he has difficulty reading, let alone following maps. I found out I was wrong about a number of trip details. My parents corrected me about the starting point of
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