Cavanaugh's at Kalispell Center

... one more party tonight, then we're off in the morning for Salt Lake City, our first 10 hour leg.<br>But tonight we get to eat off Linda's 10# rainbow she snuck out and caught without us. DANG her hide. She really is our hero though--the Fish Dancer extraordinaire.<br>Rick's cooking a gourmet feast, the divas are gathering--husbands beware!

... Day) and used her backyard as our last different official campsite -- number forty-nine (an even fifty if one includes the Wisconsin pop-up camper - I don&#8217;t). The next few days will see us drifting west -- more updates and flashbacks will be posted soon.<br><br>Tidbit:<br>- US Glacier National Park is very large -- I will do size comparisons of all the visited National Parks once I have time and a good internet connection. <br>

Kalispell is actually starting to feel like home away from home! The mechanic ran into delays, truck won't be ready till Wednesday, so we are catching up with laundry, grocery shopping, haircuts, and resting. Wondering what we'll find when we open up the trailer after this long week. Need to get re-organized before we head west again. <br>

Victor, ever the worrier (and usually with good reason!), wanted to check out the truck's funny business, so here we are in Kalispell. The Toyota service guy confirmed something about the cylinders and a cracked gasket and parts have to be ordered. It will take a week to get repaired but it's under warranty yet, so we're still smiling. They are ...

Glacier National Park is fantastic. The highway, named "Into The Sun<br>Highway" (exactly what we were doing!), hugs the mountainside, dips<br>into valleys and brings you up through glorious passes. It's like a 50<br>km scenic roller coaster ride. Wheeeee!

... on Tally Lake, just west of Whitefish. Victor went swimming, we took a short walk around the area, decided to turn in<br>early and head for Glacier National Park in the morning. As we drive through the town of Whitefish, we see many trendy cafés and shops. Quick stop at the library to check email. Truck's sounding funny, heating up...<br>

From Boise, we drove the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway to Kalispell, MT. Why Kalispell? Remember all the previous blogs about ****** weather? Well, during one rain/wind storm in Idaho, our camper awning got ripped. We have RV insurance, so we started what became a long frustrating process with our insurance company to get authorization to get it fixed. We ended up staying in Kalispell MT longer than needed to ...

... enjoyed my time abroad, but there comes a point where you get travel weary from making plans, living out of a backpack, and looking after your valuables. But part of me realized that I was looking forward to coming back because that was what was coming next. If I'd had more time in New Zealand, I know I would have happily filled it with more experiences. (Indeed I have a rather long list of things to do when I go back.) So it ...

... similar - but it's because we all belonged to the same subculture, which might be labeled "We Have Disposable Income." Are we happier than people who don't know where their next meal is coming from, or people who are aspiring to have what we do, or (probably not on this one) people who, like some of the Indian tribes of Montana, have chosen to put their energy into a renewal of their own culture or subculture? I can't answer that question, I realize, for anyone but myself ...

... of a weekday and many families were enjoying the park's offerings. A giant Radio Flyer wagon forces you to smile when you see. The original Great Northern Railroad clock tower sounds like it contains a carillon and is a great navigation landmark. It reminded us of towers in Italy. A 1909 carousel gave us each a nice ride. We grabbed the brass ...