Glacier National Park

Sorry for no update for a few days but we have been having too much fun!

We left West Yellowstone on friday morning intending to spend the night at the KOA in Great Falls, Montana. When we saw the sign for the campground in Great Falls, Abby and I knew right away something wasn't right.  There were no railroad tracks and it wasn't next to the freeway.  We were right!  It was one big MUD HOLE and the sites were too short and too narrow for the beast.  So we pulled out and headed for Glacier NP where our friends Ken and Debbie had arrived earlier in the day.  At the end of a 450 mile day, we arrived at the KOA at St. Mary's in Glacier NP.

We stopped here for a few days in 2006 on the way to Alaska but were shocked to see the damage from the forest fire from that same year.

Ken and Debbie stopped by that night for happy hour and dinner.  The next day we went site seeing and scouting out good fishing spots.  We drove into Glacier NP to look for wildlife.  We spotted 2 Grizzly bears and took some pictures.

 

 

Guess which picture was taken by Abby.

Ken and I went fishing last night on the Blackfeet Indian reservation at a place called Duck Lake.  The Indian reservations are very strict when it comes to fishing in their territory.  Must still be upset.

Ken caught this beautiful 19", 2 pound Rainbow.

On the way out of the reservation I mentioned to Ken that we would probably be stopped by the Indian game warden to check to see if we had filled up the freezer mounted on the back of the Jeep.  We both agreed it would be a bad idea if I said "honest Injun" we don't have any fish in the freezer.  Fortunately we were not stopped.  Ken did a masterful job of cooking his catch and we thoroughly enjoyed the evening.

This morning we went for a hike in the park and on the way to see some waterfalls, we spotted these Black bears by the side of the road.

During our approximately 4 mile mountain hike, we came across a very large Black bear and we reversed our course and beat a hasty retreat.  We didn't wait to take pictures.

The scenery was spectacular.  Many waterfalls and picturesque vistas.

Ansel Abby is becoming quite the wildflower photographer.

We made it back to the car safely and are back at the campground.  Ken and I are going fishing again tonight at Duck Lake.


We will be staying here until Tuesday.  Hopefully the Postal Service will deliver tomorrow the electrical parts we need.  I've checked with the Las Vegas odds makers.  Doesn't look good.

Only 2860 miles to go.

Don and Abby