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Fresh eyes on the west: tracing the path of Lewis and Clark helps us rediscover the meaning of home.(Sunset Grand Tour)(Cover Story)

From: Sunset  |  Date: 3/1/2004  |  Author: Fish, Peter

The Missouri River. Green water mirrors cottonwoods and willows. Cloud puffs drift across a silent blue sky.

Then: "Bear! Bear!"

As we watch from the opposite bank, hunter George Drouillard, rifle at the ready, plunges into the willows, pursuing a dimly seen brown blur.

Back on our side of the river, a 12-year-old audience member pipes up: "Hey, that's just a guy in a bear suit."

Well, yeah, kid, strictly speaking it is just a guy in a bear suit, not a real specimen ...

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