Starting Mileage leaving Cut Bank: 6602
Ending Mileage arriving West Glacier, MT: 6700
Miles Driven: 98
Avg. MPG: 8.4
Gas Price: $3.94--Cut Bank, MT
Overnight: West Glacier, MT
San-Suz-Ed RV Park
This morning we left Cut Bank at 10:15 AM. We ate breakfast bars this morning for breakfast. OOOOHHHHH YUM...NOT.
The drive was, at first, very flat and desert-like. As we drove closer to our destination, we could see Glacier National Park mountains. The closer we got, the more beautiful it all became.
Again, we crossed the Continental Divide. It was near the Marias Pass roadside rest. At this rest stop there are several monuments, which gave us something interesting to gander at while we walked around a bit. The tall one is in honor of Roosevelt. The statue is in honor of John Stevens. He was tasked with finding the easiest route in which to build the Theodore Roosevelt International Highway across these mountains. The Theodore Roosevelt International Highway runs from Portland, Maine, to Portland, Oregon.
The scenery was exceptionally beautiful. Dave took this beautiful picture of the flora in the foreground with the mountains in the background.
One sight that I had not seen yet, was a train going into an avalanche tunnel. I have seen it on TV, but not in person. So, that was cool. There were several tunnels along the side of the mountains. I didn't capture a good picture of this, but here's what I did take. The dark brown is the tunnel, and the lighter brown is the train going through and into the tunnel. The opening is obscured by the tree in the foreground--bah humbug!
The higher we go into the hills, the clearer the water. In some areas you can tell that the water is deep, yet you can see every rock in the bottom as if there was no water between you and the bottom. Dave's getting a little in the fishing mood now.
We pulled into a viewing spot to see if we could see the mountain goats. The stop is called the Goat Haunt. But, no luck seeing the goats. The view was beautiful and there were blue rocks. Weird. They are not as blue on these pictures as they are in real life--you can see the contrast by looking at the top edge of the rock on the left-most side of the photo.
While we were there, a local man and his young son stopped and told us that there was a better place to view goats. So, we followed him up the hill (in our car with trailer in tow) a few hundred yards. We got out and walked along a path, but unfortunately, it was getting hot and it was now early afternoon, so they had all left for cooler ground. But, we know where the spot is, so we may go back there. He told us that there is almost always goats there because it's under a bridge, which is cool and out of the way of humans.
We stopped at a really nice log-cabin type restaurant in the middle of nowhere for lunch. It isn't far from where we will stay for the next few days. But, we were getting hungry now.
Our campsite is GREAT. We have no one on our door-entry side. All we see are woods.
I thought I'd sneak a picture to share with you about Dave keeping records of all the birds and animals that he sees along our travels. He records the date and place when he sees a particular critter. So, now you know it's true.
We aren't really sure what we are going to do while here and on which day. I did call to see if we could get a tour bus for tomorrow (Friday). But, they were all full. I don't want to plan anything for the weekend as we are hoping that Dennis Migneault (Dave's new-found second cousin) will want to get together with us (so far, he's the only "new" relative that has even wanted to meet with us personally). What's up with that? I left Dennis a message that we had arrived and hoped he'd want to get together with us. Hopefully, he'll call tomorrow.
We enjoyed the evening as it is much cooler here. We love looking out into the woods and having peace and quiet. There is not much on TV (only 2 channels). So, I'm crocheting more.
The weather really has been much cooler since leaving Ennis. The hottest place we have stopped, by far, is Billings, MT. Since Ennis, we have either had cooler weather or a nice breeze to keep us comfortable. For tonight, That's All Folks!
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