Folks enjoyed the last day of Bike Walk Bus Week 2009 with a tour of the bluff overlook. Many traveled to Bonner by Mountain Line Bus or by bike. A van donated by Kienan Slate of 10000 Waves transported the group to the bluff.

Guides Michael Kustudia and Chris Brick of the Clark Fork River Technical Assistance Committee (CFRTAC) explained the "3 R's" of Remediation, Restoration, and Redevelopment of the Milltown Superfund Site.

The tour was sponsored by the Milltown Redevelopment Working Group.

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A van from 10000 Waves Raft and Kayak Adventures is ready to transport Bluff Tour visitors to the site.

Guides Michael Kustudia and Chris Brick from the Clark Fork River Technical Assistance Committee (CFRTAC) explain the "3 R's": remediation, restoration, and redevelopment at the Milltown Superfund Site.

The Clark Fork River, a reservoir in 1908, received massive amounts of toxic sediments in the flood of 1908. Today, Milltown Dam has been removed and it is expected that 2.2 million cubic yards of toxic sediments will have been excavated and sent to an upriver repository by late summer 2009. In the meantime, restoration has begun and redevelopment plans call for the site to become a state park.

While the Blackfoot River was not contaminated, the 5 bridges crossing it needed to be replaced or redesigned to accommodate the free flowing river. The area above the Black Bridge will anchor the Gateway of the proposed state park and a trail will follow the Blackfoot under the bridges to the confluence area and eventually to a planned pedestrian bridge crossing the Clark Fork and linking to the Kim Williams Trail.

The Mountain Line provides free transportation during Bike Walk Bus Week. This picture from 2008 shows Bluff Tour visitors boarding the bus to head back to Missoula.