August 24, 2014 Travel to Glacier National Park

We woke this morning to blue skies and sun – YEA!!   Although we did enjoy our downtime/inside days, we were getting antsy to do something!

We made a quick trip to Safeway for vegetables and then gas for the Tracker and portable generator.  Back at the Lodge, we packed up and away we went - east to Glacier National Park.

Views along the way:

The mountains and the forest, oh my!:

And we are here – :

We pulled into Apgar Campground, unhooked and went our separate ways.  Andy went to the dump station to dump our tanks and fill our water tank, while I searched for just the right spot.  I initially looked at loops A and B and when Andy was finished, he pulled into one of the sites.  We were not quite sure we liked it so decided to check out loop D and found it almost empty.  So we brought the motorhome down to this site in Loop D:

Perfect!

One of the campground roads – lots of trees (although it does make for no satellite TV, oh well):

We got settled in, had lunch, and did try to get a satellite signal – Nope!  But we do get some great PBS stations if we do want to watch TV.  (Meaning we gave up on trying to get a signal thru the trees.)

Once we were done, we took a walk to Apgar Village where there is a great view of Lake MacDonald:

Might have to check out one of these power boats while we are here.

We walked around the village, checked out a few stores, then headed home.  The path back:

We are settled in and expect to be here until after Labor Day.  The hard part is narrowing down what we want to do – .

We finished the evening with a great campfire and as long as the weather is good, we will be having more.  A herd of four does came walking thru the campground this evening and our little cat,Bella, spotted them.  She looked at them then me with an expression of “What is that?”  How funny. 

Stay tuned and enjoy today!

Stats for today:

Miles Traveled: 29 Miles

Routes Traveled:

Montana: 10th Street; Baker Street; 13th Street; US-93; SR-40; US-2; Going to the Sun Highway

August 22-23, 2014 Raining and Nesting

Our weather for the past two days was rainy, cloudy, cool,  - good stay in and have warm soup kind of days.  So we just hung out, read, watched old movies and enjoyed being inside..

Tomorrow this weather pattern is suppose to change and get drier and warmer so we are heading to Glacier National Park where we hope to stay until after Labor Day.

So stay tuned for our next adventure and enjoy today.

August 21, 2014 Travel to Whitefish

We packed up and headed north this morning. 

An animal bridge – how cool:

The morning was clear but we started heading into the clouds:

We came up over one hill and saw these clouds:

Then realized there were mountains there – WOW!

More views along the way:

The geese are flying south – soon we will be too:

Our journey took us along the west side of Flathead Lake – Beautiful:

Here comes the rain:

The forest, north of Flathead Lake:

From the northwestern side of Flathead Lake to Whitefish, the population increased.  We saw a few resort towns and developments all over – looks like this area is really growing.

We arrived at the Whitefish Moose (water and electric for $10.00) and minimally set up.  We are not sure how long we are staying because our destination is Glacier National Park.  The Apgar campground is first come, first served and the brochures say that there are only a few spots that will fit us.  So being so close (30 miles), we decided to check it out.

The Apgar campground is set among the trees in four loops.  We found many sites that would fit us and there were quite a few empty spots available mid-afternoon.  Good sign –

We also made a trip to the new Visitor Center and talked with one of the rangers about upcoming activities in the park – hiking, boat rides on the lake, shuttle buses, and the Going to the Sun Road.  The road is open but they are predicting snow at the higher elevations tonight – Yikees!

On the way back, we decided that we would stay at the Moose until Sunday or Monday.  The forecast is for rain, rain, and more rain for the next three days and it will start to dry out on Sunday.  Plus it is a lot nicer having electricity when it is raining outside – .

When we got back, we found Bill, who takes care of the Lodge.  We were really surprised when he told us that they no longer open every day.  But he opened for us so we could pay and have a drink.  The lodge and property are beautiful and they have over 500 members.  But he told us that the youngest members are in their 60’s and no longer volunteer.  So sad!

So stay tuned for our next adventures and enjoy today.

Stats for Today:

Miles Traveled: 127 Miles

Routes Traveled:

Montana: US-93; 10th Street

RIP Robin –