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Headed for down town Great Falls, Montana. Drove through the town and saw a few significant historic buildings, but decided to focus on the Rivers Edge Bicycle Trail that runs along the Missouri River. It turned out to be a great choice, and one of the premier bicycle trails that I have had the opportunity to ride. |
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| The trail starts near the middle of town and passes by an old depot and along a greenway. Horseshoes must be big in Great Falls as noted by the big pitching area. |  |
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| Trail Section 1
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Many scenic bridges with interesting architecture are encountered. |
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| More scenes along the trail... a Dinosaur egg?? |  |
I noticed thunder storms in the area when I first got on the trail. I was almost to the first dam and falls when one finally caught up with me. The lightning was pretty severe and real close, and it started raining real hard! I found shelter under a concrete picnic table... it was certainly better than nothing, but just barely. |
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Just before reaching the first dam, I saw this interesting railroad bridge. Note the checkered field way off on the horizon |
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| Just past the railroad bridge, the path led to the dam at Black Eagle Falls. |  |
If you guessed that the town acquired its name from waterfalls, then you guessed right. Two spectacular falls are located along this trail. I use many pictures to try and describe their awesome beauty. |
| Pictures taken of the dam. |  |
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The Powerhouse |  |
| Black Eagle Falls below the dam. |  |
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| And the Mighty Missouri rolls on toward the Mississippi River. This view is down river from the Black Eagle Falls. |
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I pass by the remains of a "Roaster Stack". I don't know what they were roasting, but it looked old. Rainbow Falls was the next quest. Lewis and Clark in their early exploration liked this one... and so did I. |
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| A look at the dam reveals massive water discharges from two sides with major falls below the dam. |  |
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| A closer look at the left side of the falls. |  |
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The right side next to the power house. |
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Trail Section 4
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A long range overlook at Rainbow Falls, and trails end, although it continues as a mountain bike trail for a few more miles. |
| The camera telephoto lens caught another small waterfall called Crooked Falls down river from the end of the paved trail. |  |
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| Trail Section 4
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