Great Falls Montana, above the falls, Ryan Dam. Lewis & Clark portage 18 miles around these falls and 4 others. Picture taken from Ryan’s Island, a nice park area that you access by crossing a suspension bridge.
The day started out pretty nice, the afternoon, heavy downpours and lots of wind. We had to go back to the hotel for awhile but we were able to go back out later.
In addition to the dams and waterfalls there is also Giant Springs. Over 150 million gallons of water flow daily from the spring into the Missouri River.
We went to Sip & Dip, no swimmers probably due to the weather. They do a mermaid show but we had missed it for today.
Hiked to the peak of Judith Mountain Range, just over 7 miles, 1500 elevation change, awesome views.
Fort Peck Dam, on the right side of the picture you drive on the dam. Built between 1933 and 1940 it’s interior was made mostly from mud, making it the world’s largest hydraulic filled dam. The dam was one of the places we fished by.
The sunrise over Fort Peck Lake. It was a beautiful start to the day even if it was a little earlier for us.
John reeled in a 19.2 pound king salmon, it fought pretty good on the way up. I was told that it was a fun fish to catch. We only got 1 in the boat, our guide said it’s been a slow year for them.
My little lake trout. We took a mid day break from salmon fishing to see if the lake trout were biting. We each landed 2 in a little over 1.5 hours then we headed back to the dam to try for the salmon.
We were surprised to find badlands in Montana. It was another beautiful drive along 24 and 200 between Fort Peck and Glendive.
The Palmer Express 