Holiday Inn Express Whitefish, Mt

... one more party tonight, then we're off in the morning for Salt Lake City, our first 10 hour leg.
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.
Rick's cooking a gourmet feast, the divas are gathering--husbands beware!

We’ve recently made a trip to three National Parks: Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Glacier. The short description of this trip together with multiple photos was published on our website http://www.innaartwork.com/ (specifically in ...

... 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.

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 ...

... 8217;ll suit us just fine since we didn’t see one bear while in the park.

By the time we got back to our camp it was about 7pm, and all we wanted to do was eat dinner. So, naturally, it began raining. Jen settled for a cheese sandwich. I…being the stubborn person I am, could settle for no less than a marinated chicken breast…..rain or no rain!

It was delicious, but as you can see from pictures the flames had…well charred it beyond ...

... Sun Road with no traffic. I unloaded my bike and told Randi I would be back in 40 minutes. My plan was to ride about 3 miles out and return. But at 3 miles the scenery was getting more spectacular at every turn. The fast moving McDonald creek was on my left and steep snow covered granite walls on my right. I could not stop. It was the most fun bike ride I have done. The road started to climb. Waterfalls were coming down next to the highway. Vistas ...

... get some of those iconic mountains-mirrored-in-still-lake photos. I also tried out my new lens on some enormous butterflies fighting over a fragrant lilac bush. In the afternoon we drove across the Hungry Horse Dam and along the reservoir - a popular but far more peaceful area just outside the National Park.  The forests on the shore are recovering from a major fire, we reckoned about 3 years ago.  There were lots of crystal clear meltwater ...

... at stunning Two Medicine Lake before heading up to drive the other side of the 'Going-to-the-Sun' road which was equally as beautiful as the western section. But that was about it... I know it's a pretty boring blog but as I said before, it's really difficult to be inspired when my mind keeps reverting back to the stunning Grand Tetons and comparing everything to that. Here's hoping I get my inspiration back for Canada.

... and I had an all-night train ride coming up. I didn't dare to eat it! My intent was not to say a word, but when she came to bring the check, she noticed my uneaten soup. And took it off the bill! Oh no, I protested, but she insisted, with a smile. Will Andrew and I go back to the Craggy Range to eat again? You bet! I may even plan a weekend just for that. Montana is the FRIENDLIEST place, we both agree.