Glacier National Park.... was a bust!

Greetings from Canada!

As if the disappointment of the Victorian Brothel Museum wasn't enough yesterday, we were crushed again today when only 16 miles of the 50 mile Road to the Sun Highway through Glacier National Park was open today! We were so disappointed, and almost turned around without going in at all, but we decided it was worth the extra time it would take, and headed in anyway. We enjoyed a picnic lunch on the grass at the MacDonald Lake Lodge, a hotel built in 1914 on one of the glacial lakes. We were also treated to some pretty amazing views, though not as good as they could've been from what Jim and Maryanne told us!

We ended up having a pretty significant detour around the park after we turned around and headed back out, making our trip a good hour or so longer than it should've been. To make matters worse, the road was TERRIBLE, and scared the poo out of me. Jason didn't say much as we were going, other than he was glad that the whole 90 miles wasn't as winding as about 20 of it, but he breathed a sigh of relief while we were at dinner. I don't think Route 49 around Glacier was ever made for a truck towing a trailer!!!!

Fred is now revolting, greeting us with the loudest barking we've ever heard from him as we got off the hotel elevator when we came back from dinner (we were gone for less than an hour!!!!!! and the room is NOT close to the elevator!!), and now he's pouting in his kennel. I guess two long days in a row is more than he wants to deal with. Tomorrow isn't too long a day, but after that, we have some significant chunks of mileage to cover, and not a whole lot of exciting stuff to look at while we're going... could be interesting for all involved!

Since we didn't get too far into Glacier, I have limited pictures tonight, only four this time. Hope you enjoy!

This is the view from the docks at the Lodge. They have tour boats, but you can also rent a boat and go cruising on the lake yourself.

Here's some of the local wildlife! We saw more than just butterflies, but they stay in one place long enough to get a picture of them!

Here's Jason showing off his rock-skipping prowess. Notice the high level of concentration as demonstrated by the pursing of the lips!

And, finally, a view so good I made Jason get out of the truck... he was just waiting for me to take pictures, but this one was too good to miss. I wish the camera did justice to the amazing torquoise color of the water - stunning!


Tomorrow we head to the Jasper/Hinton area, only about 300 miles away, but through the Lake Louise/Banff area, so the views should be good. Jasper is supposed to be a cool town, so we're planning to get there earlier enough to enjoy it. Tomorrow night will be spent in a KOA Kabin in Hinton, where internet access can't be guaranteed right now. Hopefully we'll get the chance to give you all a view of Banff!

We're on the down-hill slide now - just a week from tomorrow we'll be on the ferry from Homer and I'll finally get to see that house I spent so much money on!!! As Jason pointed out when we crossed the border into Canada today, that was the last time we'll see the lower 48 for a while (some of us sooner than others though.... maybe as early as August for me!)! That was a strange thing to think about, but exciting too! That's it for tonight! Hopefully more tomorrow from Jasper!