#25 After going to Logan Pass, stopping at the many pullouts to view the scenery, we took many pictures. The smoke was not as heavy as at West Glacier but still very noticeable. Next we drove up to the Many Glacier entrance & drove up to the lodge & looked around. That night the wind came up & it got colder. During the night we had some rain. The next morning the smoke was gone but had been replaced by low clouds.
Sept 26 we drove to Havre, MT & setup at Evergreen RV Campground. We got together with Mike & Karen, our son & daughter inlaw, for dinner. We invited them out to our 5th wheel on the following day for dinner as Karen had not seen our coach before. Barbara fixed a very tasty pork loin with all the trimmings that we all enjoyed. The next day Barbara came down with a bad cold & was out of action for 2 days.
Mike & I wanted to drive out to the Bearpaw National Historic Site to view where Chief Joseph & many of the Nez Perce tribe surrendered to Col. Miles in command of the 7th Cavalry & the 5th Infantry. Since Mike was working graveyard shift & not getting home until 7:30 AM, I ended up driving out to the site by myself & walking the mile interpretive loop.
On our last evening in Havre we again met Mike & Karen in town for dinner then they showed us their apartment. Their apartment building is converted from the old hospital. They have one of the larger apartments. It used to be one of the chapels in the hospital. Karen said it was kind of creepy going to the laundry room in the basement. It use to be the morgue.
Wayne & Barbara have "Gone Walkabout"
#24 We left Bend/Sunriver TTN on Sept 11 with plans to stop north of Goldendale, WA at a commercial campground. Unfortunately when we got to our destination we found that they had closed of the year. We did a quick look in our Woodall's Campground Directory & found another campground 50 miles further up the road at Toppenish, WA. This was at the Yakama Nation RV Park. They have a very nice park & cultural center. We will stay there again if we go that direction in the future.
The next day we continued our travels to Soap Lake RV Park. This is an RPI park on the shore of Soap Lake, WA. This lake has been used as medicinal spa since the Indians first came here thousands of years ago. We stayed from Sept 12 - Sept 15. The sky was very smoking from wildfires in Oregon & Washington.
When we left Soap Lake we stopped at Dry Falls State Park & marvelled at the cliffs where water from Ice Age melt produced a series of water falls much larger than Niagara Falls.
We continued our trip to Little Diamond TTN near Newport, WA where we stayed until Sept 21. The last time we were at this park 5 or 6 years ago, Barbara saw a mountain lion cross the road from one area of the park going to another area. About the only wildlife we saw this time were deer & a very determined ground squirrel whose job starting about 6:30 AM was to get up in the fir trees that lined our site & begin dropping small very hard fir cones on our 5th wheel roof that resulted in a loud BANG over our bed.
On Sept 21, we drove to Libby, MT where we stayed at the Two Bit Outfit RV Park. This is a nice park in a level open grassy field. We will stay here again if ever coming through.
We left the next day & drove to West Glacier, MT & found a site in the campground in Glacier National Park. The campground is near the shore of Lake McDonald. Lake McDonald is very senic, unfortunately the smoke was very heavy from the Wildfires behind us & there were also some big fires near Flathead Lake that were also contributing to the smoke in the air. We arrtived at West Glacier on Sept 22 and on the 23 looked around as best we could. The Going to the Sun Road that connects West Glacier & East Glacier was closed not far past the Lake McDonald Lodge to Logan Pass.
On Sept 24 we drove to the St. Mary entrance on the east side of Glacier National Park &camped in their campground. The next day we visited the the nearby Visitor Center then drove up to Logan Pass Visitor Center. Along the way we saw a group of cars pulled off the road with people looking out into the field next to the road. Of course we had to stop & see what was going on. Not far from the road was a large male grizzly bear. As we watched he walked awsay from the road down toward St Mary Lake. A man told us that a little farther up the road a female grizzly & 2 cubs had spent most of the day eating berries on an open hillside not far from the road. We proceeded to that location & were able to observe these bears as well.
The next day we continued our travels to Soap Lake RV Park. This is an RPI park on the shore of Soap Lake, WA. This lake has been used as medicinal spa since the Indians first came here thousands of years ago. We stayed from Sept 12 - Sept 15. The sky was very smoking from wildfires in Oregon & Washington.
When we left Soap Lake we stopped at Dry Falls State Park & marvelled at the cliffs where water from Ice Age melt produced a series of water falls much larger than Niagara Falls.
We continued our trip to Little Diamond TTN near Newport, WA where we stayed until Sept 21. The last time we were at this park 5 or 6 years ago, Barbara saw a mountain lion cross the road from one area of the park going to another area. About the only wildlife we saw this time were deer & a very determined ground squirrel whose job starting about 6:30 AM was to get up in the fir trees that lined our site & begin dropping small very hard fir cones on our 5th wheel roof that resulted in a loud BANG over our bed.
On Sept 21, we drove to Libby, MT where we stayed at the Two Bit Outfit RV Park. This is a nice park in a level open grassy field. We will stay here again if ever coming through.
We left the next day & drove to West Glacier, MT & found a site in the campground in Glacier National Park. The campground is near the shore of Lake McDonald. Lake McDonald is very senic, unfortunately the smoke was very heavy from the Wildfires behind us & there were also some big fires near Flathead Lake that were also contributing to the smoke in the air. We arrtived at West Glacier on Sept 22 and on the 23 looked around as best we could. The Going to the Sun Road that connects West Glacier & East Glacier was closed not far past the Lake McDonald Lodge to Logan Pass.
On Sept 24 we drove to the St. Mary entrance on the east side of Glacier National Park &camped in their campground. The next day we visited the the nearby Visitor Center then drove up to Logan Pass Visitor Center. Along the way we saw a group of cars pulled off the road with people looking out into the field next to the road. Of course we had to stop & see what was going on. Not far from the road was a large male grizzly bear. As we watched he walked awsay from the road down toward St Mary Lake. A man told us that a little farther up the road a female grizzly & 2 cubs had spent most of the day eating berries on an open hillside not far from the road. We proceeded to that location & were able to observe these bears as well.
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)