John Osborn is a Washington physician and Sierra Club leader who loves all things Lewis and Clark.

He collects articles, videos, maps and other material about the expedition, and dresses in costume as Capt. Clark to deliver speeches about the Corps of Discovery. And he's the one who, at a Sierra Club meeting in Boise in 1996, suggested that the journey's bicentennial would be a great time to promote wildland and wildlife protection.

Now Osborn has taken the best of the stories and photos he's gathered over the years and compiled them into a fascinating and beautifully illustrated historical perspective called "Protecting the Lands Explored by Lewis and Clark: 1805 - 1905 - 2005."

It's a must-see for history buffs, students, decision-makers and conservationists alike.

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