Blackfoot River - Original Painting

Artist: Allison McGree Fine Art Acrylic on Canvas40" x 30" Painting is sold unframed and is part of a series titled "The Interconnections, Impact, and Beauty of Montana’s Rivers" . "The Blackfoot River begins at the Continental Divide. It flows to the west where it joins the Clark Fork. It's one of Montana's most iconic rivers.  Its beauty can’t be denied." -From The Montana's Rivers Coloring Book + Lessons by Allison McGree . The Blackfoot River is renowned for its recreational opportunities, most notably fly fishing, but also rafting, canoeing, and inner tubing. The Blackfoot is a fast, cold river with many deep spots, making it prime habitat for several varieties of trout. The river's canyon and the valleys were formed by the Missoula Floods, cataclysmic glacial lake outburst floods which occurred at the end of the last ice age. The Blackfoot River and the Clark Fork experienced a record flood in 1908. The river is featured in the 1976 novella A River Runs Through It by Norma