René-Robert de La Salle - Part 2: The Departure and Its Challenges

The river beckoned. In the spring of sixteen seventy-nine, La Salle's party pushed off into the unknown.The landscape greeted them with its complexities, a tapestry of braided channels and shallow sandbars. This was not the neat geography of maps but a wild, unpredictable nature.Learn more at: https://theexplorationarchive.com/exploration/rene-robert-de-la-salleThe Exploration Archive is part of The Archive Network by Jonkai Ventures, a collection of podcasts dedicated to exploring the great explorers and voyages that shaped our world.Support the podcast and access exclusive content on Patreon:https://thearchivenetwork.com/supportDiscover more archives and stories:https://thearchivenetwork.comExplore this archive:https://theexplorationarchive.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.