Hilton Garden 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!

... x-ray then operate) -- good news, he inspected the possible ACL injury and said it is more likely just a joint rubbing (buy a year supply of people pills at Walmart for $40). Hopefully our trip west will keep Bogie somewhat quiet (although he still herds and spins on three legs at every opportunity).<br><br>Visited a Glacier NP Ranger friend of Cindy&#8217;s at her end of year party (most seasonal employees released shortly after ...

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>

... Wendell might splurge and buy me a new gold pan for my birthday? I&#8217;ll suggest it.<br><br>As we packed up to leave the Fairmont RV Park, the temperature felt more like 80&#8304; than the 73&#8304; registered on the thermometer. The night low had only reached the upper 40&#8217;s and the early morning sun under clear skies was bright and strong. Most days we have been fortunate to travel without running the AC, but we were on the road ...

... did Appekunny Falls trail. Drove on to St. Mary. Motel - Red Eagle Motel - interesting place. Frozen pipes on second floor, two fuzzy TV stations. Sunday, October 12th - From St. Mary drove up GTTS Rd. and hiked from the Sun Point Nature trail on by Baring Falls, St. Mary Falls, then to Virginia Falls (icy) then back to Sun Point. Drove to East Glacier looking for motel, none available, on to Izaak ...

... We may go back some time and do the Selkirk Loop. We enjoyed seeing the double-loaded log trucks and lumber mill areas. Kootenai Falls, MT - short hike over white water We took a break in the early evening to walk off US-2 to the Kootenai Falls in Montana. Really terrifying white water. Almost West Glacier, MT ... no room at the inn? We ...

... heir way down to creeks, rivers, and sparkling ice blue glacial lakes below. On our way to Many Glacier Campground, where we're spending the night, we pull off the road to see what a crowd of visitors is pointing their binoculars at. High up on the hillside above, a black bear is munching on berries. Flush with arrogance from our recent close encounter of the ursa kind at Grand Teton, we're off to the campground to ready our packs for the four day backpacking trip that lies ahead. We've ...