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Featured Presentation:
- Topic: Paddling the Upper Missouri River
- Presenter: Lyrinda Snyderman
- Presentation Summary: The upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument is a Wild and Scenic River in north central Montana. We traveled the historic route of Lewis and Clark, passing by their campsites. The plan was for 10 days of paddling for a total of 149 miles. Two days of violent thunderstorms delayed our start and filled the river up to its brim! We still did the 149 miles from Fort Benton, MT, to Kipp's Landing, but we put in a few long days--including one of 31 miles when we were clocked for a short while, due to the flooding, at 12 mph on the GPS!
The dramatic cliffs of the Breaks are primarily eroded white limestone punctuated by great intrusive volcanic dikes. We encountered a flock of about 40 bighorn sheep at close range and heard beavers gnawing near us at night.
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