Conversation so far:
When did he begin to explore the Cherokee nation?
On April 22, 1775 Bartram left Charleston, South Carolina on horseback to explore the Cherokee Nation.
Did others accompany him?
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Where was the Cherokee nation?
a few days later he left Fort Prince George and Keowee.
What did he find there?
I approached a charming vale, amidst sublimely high forests, awful shades! Darkness gathers around, far distant thunder rolls over the trembling hills.
Did he encounter any Cherokee people?
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Question: What else interesting happened to him on his travels?
Self-contained rewrite: What else interesting happened to William Bartram on his travel besides approaching a vale in the Cherokee nation?