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NOTE:
Our map is starting to head East!  --->


September 8, 2013
Cloudy, occasional showers
Libby, MT
Lat/Lon 48 23.5N 115 33.8W


We stopped in Libby, Montana to see Charley's sister, Teddie and her hubby Ron.    Libby is a neat little town.  We stayed at the Volunteer Fire Dept Memorial Park. (Below)

Just minutes after stepping out of the Whale, yesterday morning, we heard an elk bugle.  I love western Montana.

Teddie took us out to Kootenai Falls.




The Kootenai River is a large, wide river.   But here, it narrows down to go through a steep, rocky canyon.







A tremendous amount of water is forced through a very narrow gap, resulting in some hellatious falls and rapids.

Kootanai Falls has several 'steps' where the water falls down to a lower level.  Each one is about 10 to 20 ft.

Part of the movie, "The River Wild", (Merril Streep and Kevin Bacon), was filmed here.  They needed a NASTY stretch of water for the 'gauntlet' scene, and used Kootanai Falls.
I can see why.

To give you an idea of size, those tiny figures standing on the cliff above the river are Charley and Teddie.

















Charley and Teddie

Charley and Me in front of the lower step (The Gauntlet) of Kootanai Falls.

The water roared so loudly we almost had to yell to each other to communicate. 

But, it wasn't all violent rapids.  The trail to the river was quite peaceful and serene.  

 

Big brother and little sister walking back to the car.











Coming Soon:  Glacier Park!
We will be staying in Columbia Falls, MT for 4 days while we explore Glacier Park!  Woohoo!