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Galt's Gulch in Montana?

Posted by awebb 10 years, 2 months ago to Pics
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Was doing a little exploration in north west Montana this weekend and came across a place called Kerr Dam. It's a beautiful place that immediately made me think "Galt's Gulch" --- The pictures certainly don't do it justice.

You descend into this valley via a winding (slightly frightening) road. There's even a small (5-6) grouping of houses down by the dam (sorry no good pictures of the houses). I wonder who lives there? Maybe I should have knocked on a few doors and asked for John Galt....

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  • Posted by jabuttrick 10 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    It's a small town called Ouray, Colorado which sits on the Western Slope about half way between Durango and Montrose. I have visited there and found it quite charming and beautiful. I didn't see any pot manufacturers or people stoned but this was around 10 years ago. They have a hot springs, a waterfall and interesting mining areas along with some small trailer parks. All in all, a quaint slice of the past. I saw no indication that anyone in the town was aware of the Rand connection or was attempting to cash in on it.
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  • Posted by scojohnson 10 years, 2 months ago
    We (my employer) has a large detachment, similar to that at Fort Peck, Montana. The housing around Fort Peck is basically to maintain and support the power dam.

    I'm sure the same thing is here, looks like a tiny little sub-1-megawatt power dam, probably some workers there that live in the houses. Usually their salaries are designed to support the micro-household there, as well as a more permanent residence somewhere else and they do something like 1-week on (on-site) and 1-week off.
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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 10 years, 2 months ago
    Whenever I see the mountains from a plane, I think there could be countless Gulch communities operating under the radar.
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  • Posted by mdk2608 10 years, 2 months ago
    Beautiful. Someday I would love to go to the place in Colorado that Rand actually identified as the Gulch. Of course it may be filled with pot manufacturers and people stoned but I would love to see her vision.
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  • Posted by $ jbrenner 10 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Are those tribes part of the Nez Perce? As I remember, the Nez Perce guided Lewis and Clark through that part of the country.
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  • Posted by $ rockymountainpirate 10 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation. The dam and the lake are on the rez.

    β€œIt does not require many words to speak the truth.”
    ― Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
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  • Posted by $ jbrenner 10 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    How close are you to this area, RMP? Montana is a big state, but as I remember, you live not far from this place.

    The combined Salish and Kootenai tribes are buying the dam for $18 million.
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  • Posted by $ rockymountainpirate 10 years, 2 months ago
    It is a beautiful damn, and the feds are giving it to the tribe. The tribe screwed up running the Bison Range, now they are being handed a huge hydroelectric dam. Also it's part of the Bonneville Power system and if the water compact goes wrong...well, lets just say, lots of water not a drop to drink or irrigate with.
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  • Posted by $ jbrenner 10 years, 2 months ago
    No snow in northwestern Montana at this time of year - wow, that's surprising. It is beautiful.
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