Back From Glacier

We had a great trip! But like every trip I've ever been on it's always good to be home. And now we have a whole week at home. This will be really different. Of course we also have a new little bundle of joy ( a puppy, not a baby) to keep us busy too. We'll be writing a lot more about him as time goes on. But for now a little about our trip.

There were pluses and some minuses about going to Glacier this late in the season. One big plus - lots less people. No crowds in restaurants or any place else that we were. One minus: Some things were closing, or already closed. The biggest disappointment was that the "Going to The Sun" road had closed just the week before....but on the other hand the fall colors were incredible. Because of the elevation, leaves were turning earlier than back home. At times it seemed that they were turning before our eyes in some places!

In stead of driving up the "Going to the Sun Road" we took a tour on one of the "Red Jammers" , a restored 1930's 12 passenger bus that have been converted to propane fuel, by Ford as a donation to the National Park system. The tour was great. We went to a place called Two Medicine Lake and travelled over some incredible roads with fantastic views that neither I nor WHW had ever seen before. We took a couple of short little hikes, looking for bear all the way. One older Gentleman that was on one trail with us, had a new bottle of anti bear spray with him. It's like a very powerful pepper spray. I had to help him get it open with my pocket knife. It took many minutes, to break through the tough bullet proof plastic shrink wrap package. Good thing a bear wasn't coming or we would have both been dinner, I think.

We spent 4 nights in a wonderful log cabin near West Glacier, and spent a day in Whitefish looking around, and then drove into the park to McDonald Lake Lodge, and took another short hike to a waterfall. From West Glacier we took the Amtrak Train, to East Glacier, an hour and a half ride, and spent almost two full days and one night at the old lodge in East Glacier.

All in all it was a great trip. We would like to go again some time. We saw a lot, but there is still lots more to see. We recommend it highly.