After leaving Glacier, we headed east to Great Falls. Here we met up with one of my old Air Force buddies that I flew with in Okinawa. We were great friends back then and even took a trip together on a ferry from Okinawa to Taiwan. It was really great to see Mark again after more than 40 years and to meet his wonderful wife, Cheryl.
Mark used to be with the US Forest Service and worked at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center. He still works there as a volunteer and he gave us the grand tour of the place. It was so interesting and with such a knowledgeable guide it was really extra special. Here are some photos of our excursion:
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| Mark and I in front of the Lewis & Clark Center |
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| Linda and Mark's wife, Cheryl |
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| Cheryl, Mark, Linda and I in front of a painted buffalo inside the entrance |
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| Mark is unaware his head is about to bitten off! |
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| From left to right - York (Clark's black slave), Seaman (Lewis' Newfie), Lewis, Clark, Sacagawea and her baby |
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| Porting the boats around the falls |
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| Mark helped make a movie and is also in these photos - He is in the white on the left photo and just behind the wheel in the right photo |
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| Statue of Seaman, the Newfoundland who accompanied the explorers all the way to the Pacific and back! |
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| The shortest river - from the springs to the Missouri, about 201 feet. |
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| Giant Springs - Lewis & Clark mentioned this place in their journal. |
We stayed at the
Great Falls KOA which was conveniently located right next to a Wal-Mart that also had diesel. On the other side of the park was open land which shows why they call this "Big Sky" country.
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