"Tom, what a privilege and joy it was to be part of your first Missoula flood tour! It opened my eyes to a subject I knew little about but now am very interested in. I have no doubt that your business will florish quickly. You are easy to listen to, so knowledgeable, quick to answer questions, with a wry sense of humor to boot. I highly recommend this tour both to beginners in geology and to the more advanced. Terrific!"
"Interesting, informative, educational, explanatory, truly enjoyable personal guide."
"Tom is extremely knowledgeable and very easy to understand. Everyone in the group of 7 that went were very happy we did. Once you do this tour you look at your surroundings with a knowledge of how they were formed. What a great history lesson from so many years ago. I would definitely recommend taking this tour. You will enjoy meeting and getting to know Tom."
"A learning and interesting tour. Tom Stephan was patient with my repeated questions. A hands on field trip for sure. I highly recommend. Tom definitely knows his stuff."
"Tom, what a privilege and joy it was to be part of your first Missoula flood tour! It opened my eyes to a subject I knew little about but now am very interested in. I have no doubt that your business will florish quickly. You are easy to listen to, so knowledgeable, quick to answer questions, with a wry sense of humor to boot. I highly recommend this tour both to beginners in geology and to the more advanced. Terrific!"
"Interesting, informative, educational, explanatory, truly enjoyable personal guide."
"Tom is extremely knowledgeable and very easy to understand. Everyone in the group of 7 that went were very happy we did. Once you do this tour you look at your surroundings with a knowledge of how they were formed. What a great history lesson from so many years ago. I would definitely recommend taking this tour. You will enjoy meeting and getting to know Tom."
"A learning and interesting tour. Tom Stephan was patient with my repeated questions. A hands on field trip for sure. I highly recommend. Tom definitely knows his stuff."
The Ancient Lake Missoula Floods Tour is an all-auto tour that takes you to the Deluge Zone, where you can see the evidence of massive floods that occurred over 15,000 years ago.
The Ancient Lake Missoula Floods Tour
The Pack River, seen here, and the Clark Fork river contributed greatly to the Purcell Lobe ice dam that held back the Ancient Lake Missoula.
Gargantuan boulders and rocks embedded in chunks of ice, bulldozed ancient forests clean from the land in Hayden, Rathdrum and Coer d’Alene much as the modern heavy equipment did to construct this road.
Imagine a wall of boulder filled ice as high as these peaks spanning them from left to right.
The Ancient Lake Missoula Floods Tour is a great way to learn about the geology and history of the Pacific Northwest. It is also a fun and scenic tour that will take you to some of the most beautiful places in North Idaho.