Great Falls is not an overstatement

Painted buffaloes are all over the city (like the cows in Chicago and the angels in LA.)  This one is a buffalo trout, I guess.

The Missouri River is running at max volume in this area. We were able to get down to the riverbank when we visited the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center and see it at close range. Viewing nature's power is a humbling experience.

There are five falls on the Missouri at Great Falls.  This caused Lewis & Clark no end of trouble because they had to portage their stuff around the falls.  The interpretive center did an amazing job of depicting the difficulties the group had during their travels.

Russ exploring what kind of energy it took to pull a canoe upstream.

I appreciated that the center also provided alot of information on the native tribes's cultures, lifestyles and challenges.

The area along the river provided lots of lookouts to view the falls. They are really spectacular because of the river level.

All but one of the falls now has a dam atop it.

 

The sound of the falling water was thunderous!

This is not snow!  The cottonwood trees are "shedding".

Took a day to enjoy the local culture and visited the C.M. Russell art museum. Known as the "Cowboy artist", Russell's home and log cabin studio are also located on the museum's grounds.

Lilacs are everywhere!

Visted a couple quilt shops in the city.  The people are very friendly and offered some tips on what to see as we travel north into Canada. Hopefully, the sink gets fixed tomorrow and we will be on our way on Wednesday.