Long day of driving today, Sept. 5, from Spokane to Glacier National Park, so we stop at the Kootenai River in the Rocky Mountains near Libby, Mont. The Kootenai River, named after the American Indian tribe that lived in this area, is the second largest tributary to the Columbia River in terms of runoff volume and the third in drainage area. The falls are massive and violent—Ophie doesn't even want to jump in this river—and we respect its power, and the signs that warn visitors to stay out of the water in order to avoid certain death. The guy out on the rock: not so smart.
After hiking to the Kootenai Falls, we cross the Swinging Bridge, 2,100 above the gorge. The rain makes the wooden planks slippery and the wind moves the swaying bridge enough to keep some tourists from crossing it. The three of us soldier on, and across, and then it's back to the truck until we reach Glacier later that night.
Long day of driving today, Sept. 5, from Spokane to Glacier National Park, so we stop at the Kootenai River in the Rocky Mountains near Libby, Mont. The Kootenai River, named after the American Indian tribe that lived in this area, is the second largest tributary to the Columbia River in terms of runoff volume and the third in drainage area. The falls are massive and violent—Ophie doesn't even want to jump in this river—and we respect its power, and the signs that warn visitors to stay out of the water in order to avoid certain death. The guy out on the rock: not so smart.
After hiking to the Kootenai Falls, we cross the Swinging Bridge, 2,100 above the gorge. The rain makes the wooden planks slippery and the wind moves the swaying bridge enough to keep some tourists from crossing it. The three of us soldier on, and across, and then it's back to the truck until we reach Glacier later that night.
Thanks for sharing your experience traveling through north Idaho and Montana and your pictures of Kootenai Falls just upriver from Bonners Ferry.
ReplyDeleteI'll put a link to your travels on http://ruralnorthwest.blogspot.com/ and eventually on www.ruralnorthwest.com
Lon Woodbury