Climbing back up on the Upper Missouri Breaks National Monument bench after crossing the Missouri River on the Virgelle Ferry, one of three operating ferries on the river. The Bears Paw Mountain Range is visible off to the northeast and is where Nez Perce Chief Joseph surrendered to the U.S. Army in 1877. The rifle he used as a symbolic gesture is on display at the Missouri Breaks Interpretive Center in Fort Benton.
November 22, 2020
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‘High, wide and handsome’ A historical and scenic take on the Missouri Breaks
If you sketch a few long, wavy lines across a blank page, thread a river and stretches of fence line through the middle and brush a broad watercolor of sky across the top, you’d have something loosely resembling how Missouri Breaks country looks from the road.