13th November
2009
Natural Wonder?
Okay, maybe I’m just being cynical here, but I was really disappointed when I saw Great Falls. I’d expected some gigantic deluge, and instead, saw a large river with big granite rocks and rapids. Is this really considered great? Granted, where I come from, natural wonders are as rampant as Mormons. But still! What’s with all the hype???
Patten and I propose a name switch: River with Rocks. Anyone want to sign our NPS petition?
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Back in the 1700s when George Washington and friends were building the Patowmack Canal that they hoped would beocome the water superhighway to the west, it took them 17 years to construct the section around these falls– perhaps that’s why they were called Great:
http://www.nps.gov/archive/gwmp/grfa/canal/pato.htm