A fun shot from October 6, 2015. I was going back over some old photos and came across this one from one of our "Back Roads of Montana" driving trips. From Three Forks, MT ----
The river coming from the left (behind the boy) is the Jefferson; the river flowing from behind the man's shoulders is the Madison; where they meet under the fishes tail and flow out to the right just off the man's left hip is the Missouri River! About 1/2 mile further down river the Gallatin River joins in - thus the title "Three Forks"
Lewis and Clark discovered this site on July 25th 1805. Of further historical note Sacajawea was captured near here as a young girl and of course returned as a guide for Lewis and Clark!
Also this is the location of "Colter's Run" (book by Stephen T. Gough). Colter and John Potts were members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and returned to this area in 1809 and were captured by Blackfeet Indians. Potts was killed and Coulter stripped naked and given a head start for a "fun hunt" by young braves.. Long story short is the Coulter, with no clothes, no shoes, and no weapons somehow managed to elude his captors and survived.
HIs run is still celebrated every year with a local 7.5 mile run through the area Coulter traversed. Several hundred runners participate in the event!
Jack
A fun shot from July 15 2015. I was going back over some old photos and came across this one from one of our "Back Roads of Montana" driving trips. From Three Forks, MT ----
The river coming from the left (behind the boy) is the Jefferson; the river flowing from behind the man's shoulders is the Madison; where they meet under the fishes tail and flow out to the right just off the man's left hip is the Missouri River! About 1/2 mile further down river the Gallatin River joins in - thus the title "Three Forks"
Lewis and Clark discovered this site on July 25th 1805. Of further historical note Sacajawea was captured near here as a young girl and of course returned as a guide for Lewis and Clark!
Also this is the location of "Colter's Run" (book by Stephen T. Gough). Colter and John Potts were members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and returned to this area in 1809 and were captured by Blackfeet Indians. Potts was killed and Coulter stripped naked and given a head start for a "fun hunt" by young braves.. Long story short is the Coulter, with no clothes, no shoes, and no weapons somehow managed to elude his captors and survived.
HIs run is still celebrated every year with a local 7.5 mile run through the area Coulter traversed. Several hundred runners participate in the event!
Jack
A fun shot from July 15 2015. I was going back over some old photos and came across this one from one of our "Back Roads of Montana" driving trips. From Three Forks, MT ----
The river coming from the left is the Jefferson; the river flowing from behind the man's shoulders is the Madison; where they meet under the fishes tail and flow out to the right just off the man's left hip is the Missouri River! About 1/2 mile further down river the Gallatin River joins in - thus the title "Three Forks"
Lewis and Clark discovered this site on July 25th 1805. Of further historical note Sacajawea was captured near here as a young girl and of course returned as a guide for Lewis and Clark!
Also this is the location of "Colter's Run" (book by Stephen T. Gough). Colter and John Potts were members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and returned to this area in 1809 and were captured by Blackfeet Indians. Potts was killed and Coulter stripped naked and given a head start for a "fun hunt" by young braves.. Long story short is the Coulter, with no clothes, no shoes, and no weapons somehow managed to elude his captors and survived.
HIs run is still celebrated every year with a local 7.5 mile run through the area Coulter traversed. Several hundred runners participate in the event!
Jack
A fun shot from July 15 2015. The river coming from the left is the Jefferson; the river flowing from the top is the Madison; where they meet under the fishes tail and flow out to the right side of the picture is the Missouri River!
