Sears Motel and Campground East Glacier Park

I left Eugene following Katie who was driving a U-haul to move back to Idaho. From Idaho I drove north to the eastern side of Glacier National Park where I stayed for a few nights in Saint Mary. On the way there I stopped at a wayside and found I ...

... we continued to run into them the rest of the day Then we hiked into Baring Falls and as we got close a second trail intersected the one we were on and there were the folks from Sun Point. This was fine going down but coming back was quite a hike. We drove through Logan Pass where the Visitor Center is at the high point. As we wandered around the area I spotted a momma mountain goat and her baby. Fred followed them ...

We were up early to make the final push to get back in the US. Somehow it just feels good to be back in our own country. The drive from Canmore to St. Mary's Montana where we are staying was not too long so we did a little geocaching along the way. The mountains gave way to prairies and we passed many ranches along the way. As we got closer to Montana the mountains again loomed on the horizon. The ...

... sight, but within hearing distance. A crowd had gathered to watch mother and baby call out to each other and jump and run along the cliff side like acrobatic dancers in their element. Applause and cheers broke out when they reunited and the baby started nursing. You can pretty much coast the rest of the way on GTTS down to St. Mary. Once you are down from Logan's pass there are some great views of glaciers and ...

... late in the day, and i needed to get into camp to start preparing dinner. folks tend to get unhappy when their dinner isn't ready on time... luckily, because julie and i have the same bike, we were able to remove the whole back wheel from her bike and put it on my bike. she was pleased with that plan because she wanted to take a longer nap, so she and brad stayed at the roadside while dan and i went on ahead to camp to send the van back with her back ...

... night at Elizabeth Lake and then the following night at Many Glacier." "Okay, how many in your party, sir?" "Just one." "You realize that we don't recommend hiking alone, sir? Bears are much more likely to approach a individual rather than a party." "Yes, it just happened that no one else was really available." "Ah, yes... Well, here are your permits." "Thanks!" vroom... So, I think I leave there around two or so ...

... on the wall, this I must say was unique (Don't get me wrong, the couches were very much UNIQUE). But to top it off, the walls were covered in a thick, long, greenish-brown carpet.....SO BEAUTIFUL!! So yeah, in this creepy psycho room with padded walls, it was excellent for recording, with the lovely trickle of a waterfall... Then later we went into this next room where there were 4 or 5 tvs all next to each other on a wall....(no, not flat screen) but this was some high ...

... and into the headlights "Look out!!!".... BumbBAM Squealing of brakes... Car behind lays on horn behind us... Car approaching us slams on brakes.... "Was it a calf?"... "I think it was a baby bear." We are stunned. The car behind just goes around us. The approaching car has come to a stop. Rory goes down to side road and turns around. We drive up to see a poor little black cub killed by our ...

... Loved-to-Death Details: Fires/Smoke shifts - Skies are blue again The vista at the Vista Motel was much clearer this morning. We could make out the color and shape of trees on the mountains. The sky was blue once again. The wind over the fires must have shifted away from us. Algae that Changed Our World - Avalanche Lake Hike We made a 7:00 AM start to get breakfast and arrive at the Avalanche Lake trailhead well before the ...

... and the river ran along side Glacier National Park's boundary. After the trip I packed a lunchand entered Glacier by car around 2PMish. I drove the famous Going to the Sun Road from the western end of the park to the eastern one. It never occured to me why the road ...