4 - The Future

Bighorn Lake and the canyon create a stunning reflection
What will the future bring? Perhaps even more majestic vistas such as this one!
NPS (Henthorne)
 

After Yellowtail Dam
The immediate future for Bighorn Canyon will be dominated by erosion especially when Yellowtail Dam is eroded out of the way. Heavy deposits of volcanic ash may come this way from Yellowstone.

As geologists study the Earth and how the oceans and continents have been and continue to change through time, big changes await in the future. If we are prepared, we will be able to live with those changes. The future may be millions of years from now. Then again: the future may be tomorrow.

Did You Know?

Pretty Eagle Point

The Crow Reservation may be the largest in the state of Montana at 2.2 million acres, but consider that when first established by treaty in 1851 it was over 38 million acres in size. In relative size it was once larger the current land area of Georgia, today it is about twice the size of Delaware. More...