No internet for the past few days, so will try to catch up again. And by the way, if you didn't already know this, you can click on a photo to enlarge it.
Linda and I departed Calgary airport on Tuesday afternoon, and several hours later arrived in lovely Waterton Park, where we spent the night before heading south across the border to Glacier.
On our way down to the border SMOKE started pouring through the vents. We turned everything off and pulled to the side of the road. Canadian Parks rangers stopped and tried to help us, but couldn't identify anything. While we were able to drive the van, we had no heat, no air conditioner and no defroster. So, being out in the middle of nowhere with no services, off we went to Glacier for a three day stay, hiking each day, dining at Lake McDonald Lodge (one of the wonderful Park lodges built by the Great Northern Railroad) each evening, and driving the Going to the Sun road eastward to Logan Pass early in the morning, when we virtually had this incredibly scenic (and narrow!) road to ourselves. It couldn't have been more spectacular. We saw big horn sheep (where they belonged rather than wandering down the road), mountain goats and even a marmot. As well as the most beautiful array of wildflowers I've ever seen.
Then we came out of the park and into Whitefish, Montana on Friday. My first stop was an auto repair place recommended by someone at Lake McDonald Lodge. They confirmed my suspicion that the blower motor had gone out. We were able to get one shipped overnight from Billings and it is being repaired this morning. PHEW!!! (pls cross fingers that it works ok)
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Spectacular scenery on the Going to the Sun road
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| On the way to Hidden Lake, Glacier Park |
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The Marmot on the Hidden Lake hike
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Waterton Lakes Peace Park
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| Gail and Linda make it to the top on the Hidden Lake hike |
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A big horn sheep, right were it belongs
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Linda and Elli at Waterton Lake
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