rock formations on the Upper Missouri

Description

Above Fort Union on July 8, the voyagers passed the mouth of Martha's River, named by Lewis and Clark nearly thirty years before. This day Maximilian noted in his journal that Bodmer made several views of unusual land formations and strangely eroded banks in the vicinity, including a view identified by the letter B in the upper right corner. Similar views made the following day and designated by the letters C, D, and E are found on the same watercolor sheet.