High Water

 Spring rain on a big snowpack is producing high water in the Montana rivers that drain out of the Rocky Mountains.  And that translates to a Missouri River flow that's much higher than median. In the graphic above, you can see how far above median it is at Great Falls.  The graphic below puts things into perspective.  Although the river is much higher than normal, there have been many years when the annual peak flow was at or higher than this level.

King's Hill

King's Hill between White Sulphur Springs and Belt River Country in the northern foothills below seems easy if you look at a map.  But "on the ground" it's a whole different ball game.  It's really hard to imagine how that road "made sense" in the 1920's and pushed vehicles up and over in the 1930's.

We drove today's modern, way-too-high-speed-highway today (10MAY18) and were dazzled by the glimpses we saw of the Old Highway.  Highway engineers back then must have had a Wild & Crazy Imagination to see how they could get a road up and over King's Hill.  And motorists back then must have had a whole heck of a lot of trust in Montana Highway Engineers to get them up and over such an obstacle.  Truly amazing.

Livingston Signs

We've studied US 89 from bottom to top and we know where all the "Good Signs" are located. Livingston, MT, gets credit for have a fine cluster of righteous signs right across from the Old Depot. Way to GO, Livingston, for preserving these classic artifacts of Mid Century Americana! As Noted Highway Historian Demion Clinco says, "These Signs strike to our roots and are a connection to our Sense of Place in America."