Friendship Inn Kalispell

... 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!

... on Lake MacDonald at a closed picnic area, we continued on to the Apgar campground where we settled in for two nights (typical cookie cutter lots) since it was the only open west side spot. Although in retrospect, while touring a ten-plus year forest fire area in the park and looping back through the Flathead National Forest, we found a beautiful campground with sites on the banks of the Flathead River. In the US, National Forests ...

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!

Lake Koocanusa - Kootenai National Forest - Driving through forests<br>older than time, glimpsing sparkling rivers through the trees and<br>suddenly coming upon the lake, which is very long and narrow. Clear<br>water, clear air, lots of space, friendly towns. Then on through Eureka and towards Whitefish, where we hope to find a nice ...

... to Rush. Aren't I the lucky girl? I even got to hear &#8220;The Lion Sleeps Tonight&#8221;; one of the most nonsensical songs ever made but still a catchy little tune.<br><br>I failed to mention that our RV park is in Silver Bow county and only minutes away from Silver Bow Creek. Now why is that worth mentioning? In the 1800&#8217;s, before this area discovered its rich hills of copper and molybdenum, Butte became an overnight boom town due ...

... 8th - Drive to West Glacier, MT. Reservations @ Great Northern Whitewater Raft &amp; Resort, 12127 US Highway 2 East, West Glacier, MT, Phone = 800-735-7897. Hiked near Lake McDonald, the Avalanche Lake trail, then along McDonald Creek. Thursday, October 9th - Drove up Going to the Sun road &amp; hiked the Hidden Lake trail in snow &amp; ice. Then hiked Apgar Lookout trail. Motel - Glacier Highlands ...

... much just appears. There is some development and more coming but the Air Force Base and Air Port must use up enough territory to keep things at a minimum. Driving out the north/east side on US-2 is a long slog through tacky urban development equal to SR-436 at its ugliest. We longed for the billboard-free Oregon coastline. Hmmm...Idaho - I ...

... through the crust into a boiling hot pool, and often they mention how many visitors have met their end here. We opt for staying on the trails. Both of us have spent time at this park before, so we stop at just a few locations that catch our eye, snap a few pictures, and continue on our way north, content to just maintain tourist status here since we have bigger adventures ahead. A short drive from Yellowstone takes us to Glacier National Park, where we head up aptly named Going-to-the ...