Day 10-Platte City, MO to Atchison, KS (38/442 miles)

Whiskey played in important role on the Lewis and Clark expedition. Many evenings the crew would enjoy their ration of whiskey around the campfire.  Lewis and Clark also used whiskey as gifts to curry favor with Native Americans they encountered along the way.

At about this point in the journey, two privates on the expedition were standing guard at night when they decided to dip into the whiskey supply.  Bad idea. There was fear of being attacked and robbed by Indians in this area and guard duty was serious business.   Further, whiskey was a valuable and scarce commodity that was closely watched.  

The expedition discovery was a military exercise and the two were court-martialed and convicted. One of the privates was somewhat repentant so he received a sentence of merely 50 lashes on his bare back.  The other received a sentence of 100 lashes.

Today I passed through the town of Weston, MO, and decided that in keeping with the spirit of the expedition discovery I should sample the whiskey of the local distillery.