Our second week at Polson, Montana, was lovely. With our son and grandchildren leaving on Saturday afternoon, it became very quiet in the RV. We cherish the time we had with the three of them.
Thank you Rob, for bringing Abby and Jackson to see us.
On Sunday, Roger, Bear and I took a trip to visit the Kerr Dam. This dam provides electricity to 25,000 homes. A walking path was built in order to get a view of the dam. The following pictures are from this trip.
I am getting used to seeing signs about bears. After all, this is Montana.
Bear is wondering how many steps we have to climb.
The dam is situated on a finger of Flathead Lake.
On Tuesday, Roger, Bear and I drove to Glacier National Park. This is a shared park between the US and Canada. We learned that it is actually called Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park and was established between 1895 (Waterton) and 1910 (Glacier). The two parks were linked in 1932. Glaciers carved the landscape, disappearing 12,000 years ago. Younger glacier ice survives only in the highest, coldest places.
With thousands of acreage of park land to visit, we chose a driving trip along Going to the Sun Road to Logan Pass and back to the west entrance. This road bisects the heart of Glacier and hugs the cliffs below the Continental Divide as it traverses Logan Pass. It is an extremely steep, narrow drive. We had only a few stops (for construction) on the way up and then back.
You can see the cars on Going to the Sun Road.
Lots of waterfalls in the park help to create this constantly Weeping Wall.
At Logan Pass, Bear and Roger take a break.
Bear is giving me kisses!
Indian Paintbrush
At one time, a glacier surrounded this mountain and eventually carried rock down to lower levels leaving this horn.
Roger walking on the trail at Logan Pass.
A better view of the horn.
What goes up must come down. Our return trip down Going to the Sun Road.
We stopped at MacDonald Lodge for lunch. This "Jammer" was built between 1936 and 1938 by the White Company. In 2000, Ford converted them to compressed natural gas power. The Jammers are the vehicles that provide guided tours in the park.
The interior of MacDonald Lodge, built originally as a hunting/fishing lodge.
Gorgeous Lake MacDonald
What a wonderful opportunity to see such magnificent country.
On Tuesday morning we took an early morning bike ride on the Polson bike path. Along the way a very nice lady snapped our picture with Flathead Lake in the background.
On Wednesday, we went to the National Bison Range, where we learned that the correct name is bison and not buffalo. Around 1884, only 200 bison were left when efforts to establish protection for them was established in several areas. At this range there are only 400 in the herd so the best shot of a bison is the one pictured below in the visitor's center.
Though we saw very few bison on the range, the vistas of the
Montana land.
Pronghorn Antelope roam the bison range.
On Thursday we enjoyed our last full day at Polson RV resort. For the first time on our journey, we found a place that we were not ready to leave. We enjoyed it so much that we made reservations to return next June for a month.
Friday found us on the road to Missoula, Montana where we are staying for a week. Thank you for checking in with us. We appreciate your interest in our travels.
Loved your pictures from your two weeks in Montana.
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