Albatross

A solitary wanderer who charted his own path across uncharted wilderness.

Meriwether Lewis was the quintessential free-spirited, self-reliant explorer who led the Corps of Discovery across thousands of miles of unmapped American frontier — a feat of radical independence and endurance. He spent years in the wild, largely cut off from society, thriving on solitude and self-sufficiency in ways few could match. His brooding, melancholic inner life and difficulty readjusting to settled existence after his great journey further cement the albatross identity: a wandering soul most alive when roaming free, deeply uncomfortable when grounded.