Glacier National Park

Wow. You think these National Parks cannot be any more beautiful, but each one is. Glacier National Park is stunning even without Glaciers. There are still 18 Glaciers, but mostly farther  away than we wanted to hike. We saw only Two spots where glaciers met the road. Glaciers are moving masses of ice. The USGS predicts the glaciers will stop moving and thus cease to be glaciers in 2030. 

We took the shuttle up the  “Going to the Sun Road” and we were happy not to have to drive that scary road. They have had 4 head-on collisions on that road this year so far. We took a ranger-led scenic lake cruise, and learned how to fly fish. It was a good stop. Micah had a group that played soccer each night for 2hrs. 

Again, we feel really lucky to even see this park. Last year a forest fire broke out on August 12th and they evacuated the west side of the park for 2weeks then only opened the “Going to the sun road” for red buses and park shuttles then it snowed on ~ Sept 12th and the road closes when the snow starts to fly. It’s a short tourist season in Glacier. In May they start to clear the road of snow. Many people who we’ve talked to said they were here 20+ years ago and the Glaciers were ever present in the Park. It’s sad, but glad I got to see what little is left. It’s the same way I feel 

The world is so small. The night before we stayed in a KOA outside of Spokane, WA only to see a Pentucket Graduate, Jackie Kawicki (sp?)in the laundry room. They were also doing the National Parks but had started along the Northern route. 

We are so tired, Micah thinks I’ve had a stroke. I’m jumbling words, struggling to retrieve words, and uttering incomplete sentences. 

Time change has challenged us the whole trip, but is especially challenging now that we are losing an hour each time we cross a time zone. We just never know that we’ve entered a new time zone until one of  us realizes the car clock is different than our Fitbit clocks. 

Wildlife:

1 deer 

3 marmots 

2 squirrels 

0 mountain goats😕

1 Roadkill

Gree’s senior park pass savings to date $410.00