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Photographer: Barry Swackhamer
Taken: August 11, 2022
Caption: The Blackfoot River Corridor Marker, Walk This Way panel
Additional Description: Caption:(lower right) Maddening Mosquitoes, At night as the men camped west of here, they built fires for their horses to combat the fierce mosquitos. The smoke provided reprieve from the troublesome bugs. Lewis feared the horses "would become frantic" they ventured so dangerously close to the fires to escape the biting maddening buzz. Fortunately, an hours after dark on July 3, 1806, the air became cold and the bugs vanished. In 1806, beaver abounded along the river, creating large pools favored by mosquitos. Today, beaver are less common.
Submitted: April 7, 2023, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p715848
File Size: 3.364 Megabytes

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