Our drive from Helena, Montana to Yellowstone National Park was very enjoyable. It was a nice day for a drive. The Albright Visitor Center at Yellowstone National Park is very different from most other Visitor Centers. It is an older stone building with an interesting old west interior. It was a short uphill walk to […]
August 12, 2023 : Trip 11, Day 19 – Yellowstone National Park – the North Side Read More »
Our plans called for us to see the Many Glacier portion of Glacier National Park today. As we approached the park, we saw signs that you needed a day pass to enter Many Glacier. We did not have one. OOPS. We drove the long dirt road right up to the gate only to have our
August 11, 2023 : Trip 11, Day 18 – The Capitol at Helena MT Read More »
Hook’s Hideaway is one of the closest places to stay near Glacier National Park. It is still a bit of a drive. We start out on an unpaved road that provides some wonderful scenery. Then we take a long drive down the highway until the mountains of Glacier National Park are visible. Here we are
After the fun ending of the previous day, it was good to get back to hiking and touring Glacier National Park. We started with a short walk to see more of McDonald Falls. This spot was very close to where we had finished yesterday. It was a reminder to be careful today to keep the
August 9, 2023 : Trip 11, Day 16 – Glacier National Park: Going to the Sun Road East End Read More »
We started our time at Glacier National Park today. The drive into the park changed to a dirt road because of a road rebuilding project. Driving on the dirt road was a bit of a challenge because the road was muddy from the construction. We hiked the Avalanche Trail up to a lake. For the
Today was a driving day across Idaho and part of Montana. It was a great day for a drive. We saw lots of mountains, lakes, rivers and one area that was still smoky from a wildfire. We are ready to go to Glacier National Park tomorrow.
August 7, 2023 : Trip 11, Day 14 – Drive to Columbia Falls MT Read More »
Today we toured the Grand Coulee Dam. The first thing we saw was a very tired butterfly in the parking lot. The river just below the dam seems very calm and peaceful. You would not expect to see a mile wide dam just up the river. During the tour, we got to see the turbine
August 6, 2023 : Trip 11, Day 13 – Grand Coulee Dam Read More »
When we awoke this morning, we checked the status of our planned hikes. Things had changed. At about 1 am, Route 20 through the park was closed near the Sourdough fire. Our hikes were on the other side of the road closure. There was no way to get to our hikes. Essentially, the park was
Our plans for today include four hikes on the western side of North Cascades National Park. We began with a drive to the North Cascades Visitor Center. Route 20, the road through the park, follows the Skagit River. The haziness seemed to be increasing. We checked at the visitor center. They said there was a
August 4, 2023 : Trip 11, Day 11 – North Cascades National Park, The West Side Story Read More »
This is our last day in Olympic National Park. We took a morning hike on Ruby Beach. The tide was coming in while we were walking so we had to watch how far we walked. Ruby Beach stretches out a long way. It is both broad and long. It had some of the same flotsam
August 3, 2023 : Trip 11, Day 10 – Olympic National Park , the West Side Read More »