Glacier National Park

Our drive to Glacier National Park was just a scenic as every other day.

We almost stopped here to camp for the night, but there was too much traffic, so we moved on to a quieter spot alongside a lake.
We arrived in Glacier National Park on Friday, July 17th and got 2 beautiful campsites right in the park! The first couple of days we spent with Bill’s cousin, Gail and her wonderful friend, Dan. Gail prepared a really good dinner, but the best was the huckleberry pie! mmmm-mmmmm good! Her sons Steven and Eric stopped by to see us. We were surprised to see that Steven has grown to be the tallest at 6’4”. Dan invited us to his house on Flathead Lake. It was SPECTACULAR! He has a very cute house on the property where he grew up. We went for a ride in his boat around the lake and saw some fabulous houses. One of the houses being constructed is owned by the “Motts” family; another house had an interesting cable leading from the water to the house; and another had a cool sliding board from the house on the hill into the lake.

We had a wonderful dinner outside and watched the sailboat race as the sun went down (which is about 10 p.m.in this area!)..

Glacier National Park has 37 named glaciers and 175 mountains, including 6 with elevations of more than 10,000 feet. The Continental Divide runs through the park for 106 miles.

Bill and Bobby aren’t much for hiking, so we did the small walking trail, which is wheelchair accessible, at Avalanche Creek. That’s where Bill became a tree hugger.

Marcia and I took the opportunity to jump inside a tree.

And then before it was all over, the three of us became tree huggers.

While walking through the path, we spotted a deer. They are not to afraid of people as you can see how close I could get to him.

Further in our trip we spotted a deer along the walking path who really wasn’t afraid of anyone. I caught some video of it which is unbelieveable how he just meandered away from the crowd of people taking his picture.
We spent a few days on motorcycle rides while at the Park. The more than 75 year old“Going To The Sun Road” was more than spectacular.

As we drove through the Park, we saw a lot of dead trees caused by a fire 20 years ago. It’s very sad to see how long it takes to replenish itself.
We also came upon the area where they had an avalanche this past year. It’s very sad to see how long it takes the trees to replenish themselves after a devestation.
Glacier’s Weeping Wall is a popular sight on this road.
Just past the wall is a beautiful waterfall that goes under the road and continues down the mountain. At the road level was what I called an igloo.

There were so many waterfalls along the way and I think we stopped at each one, thinking each one was more spectacular than the other.

We crossed over the Continental Divide at “Logan’s Pass.” At the Visitor’s Center, there was a mold of a bear paw. Look at the comparison of my hand!

It was amazing to see the difference in the landscape from the west side to the east side.

We ended our ride at Many Glacier where we rested on the deck of the Many Glacier Hotel (built in 1915) overlooking a beautiful lake.
Marcia and I were going to take the 5 mile hike to see the glacier, but once we sat down in those comfortable chairs on the back deck and took in the beautiful scenery, it was difficult to get motivated to move elsewhere.