We said goodbye to Seattle at 8:00 a.m. this morning to start what would be an 11 hour drive to Glacier National Park. We make several stops along the way to take a break and to have lunch. There were no signs on the highways leading to the park entrance so we were glad to finally see the sign marking the entrance to the park. The visitor’s center was closed so we drove to a boat ramp on Lake McDonald. The view was wonderful and the water was crystal clear. We continued up the Road to the Sun to the Lake McDonald Lodge where we will be staying. The lodge is located on the North end of the lake and is very rustic. The views from the lodge and the boat docks include the snowcapped mountains in the background. We are staying in a cabin just down the shoreline walkway from the lodge. It is quite cozy. We had dinner at the lodge which included a glass of Moose Drool beer for me. We paused during dinner to reflect on how fortunate we are to be able to be in such beautiful surroundings. We will be going back to the visitor’s center at the park entrance in the morning. We have gotten information from the lodge employees about possible hiking trails.
BTW, there is no internet or cell phone access at the lodge. Not sure how we (I) will survive.Pictures can be seen at: https://picasaweb.google.com/tschick62/201164GlacierNationalPark?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIWsw7KQjequqQE&feat=directlink
More later . . .
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