The Real Great Falls

Hoorah. Today it didn't rain. It was cloudy and cold, but we were able to get out and see something. Eloise's comment as we were driving out of town, was "it's great to be getting out of the house...even if we're still in it!" We had gone for a walk again on Monday, went to the Dining Hall for brunch. It was really a nice meal and still one of the benefits of being Military. Our combined bill was under $5. The facility was very nice, big screen TV as well as a very comfortable dining room. We also visited the gym on our way back to the camper. They are building a new facility that looks like a great place. Personally, I thought the old one wasn't too bad.

I was stationed here for a whole year in 1965/6 and never knew there was a 'real' Great Falls. Of course we drove by the Black Eagle falls all the time, and I assumed that was what the town was named after. Not so. If you drive across the Missouri on hwy 87 by-pass up to the Ryan Dam turn off and go several miles to the dam, you can see the falls in our picture here. Lewis and Clark mapped the area on their famous trip. Sacajawea had been ill for a while, and Clark decided to give her some of the water from the sulphur spring that was about 4 miles downstream from the falls. She recovered, and speculation is that the water had a hydration effect on her.

After the outing, we stopped at the laundromat. The first time we've used one since about 1996! Oy, the prices!

Tomorrow we stop at the base commissary and gas station and head across the border into Canada!!!

The bad news is that we won't have cell phone the while we're in Canada. Could be for as much as a month. We'll try to get to a library or ? to do more blog updates and get e-mail. If you leave a message on our phone, it could be until we get into Alaska before we can get it. If you want to reach us it would be best to email.