From Kootenai Falls and the Swinging Bridge. This was most assuredly a scenic stop.

From the road side of the bridge.

Taken from the center of the swinging bridge.

Another taken from the center of the bridge.

This one was taken from the opposite side of the bridge. I had to prove that I did cross it, afterall.

Rocks on the banks of the river.

That’s Dan.

Another view from on the bridge.

Libby Dam, located on the Kootenai river, holds 90 miles of water in its reservoir, Lake Koocanusa. The visitor’s center houses many interpretive displays, one of which is a nature diorama featuring taxidermied animals native to Montana. Here we have a Mountain Lion, an otter and a Big Horn Sheep.

Here’s a trivia question for you, and the first three people to answer correctly will win a special Montana Squished Penny. Please email your answer to me at requiscat@gmail.com. Answers posted in the comments will be deleted. I won’t tell you the correct answer until I have three winners, but if you think you got it wrong on the first submission, you’re free to submit another answer. I will also keep this open until there are three winners.

The question: The reservoir at Libby Dam is Lake Koocanusa, can you tell me what language the word ‘Koocanusa’ is from, and what it means?

On to the photos, click on them for larger versions:

Update I have one correct answer so far, and two squished pennies left.