Traveling Summer 2009

Next Stop.....Yellowstone National Park. We went up through Yellowstone June 26 for two days. We didn't see as many animals this time, but we did see more of a variety, including two black bears and one with two of her cubs. That was a treat! The bison weren't out and all over the road this time, but then, we've seen them before. We stayed in West Yellowstone.

After that..... Glacier National Park.

June 28 - July 2 Glacier is the "American Alps". It was developed and promoted by the Northern Railroad in the early 1900's. Officially becoming a park in 1910. Everyone had been traveling to Switzerland to see the Alps. The Railroad came up with the slogan "See America First". It cost $46.50 to ride the train to Montana from back east and ride horseback through the back country of Glacier and stay at the Chalets for two weeks.

We can't really say what our favorite places were. We did really enjoy Avalanche Lake and Many Glacier. The Going-To-The-Sun Road was incredible and a real "butt-puckering" experience for Brandon to drive. The first time anyway. He became a pro because we drove over and back two times. Four times total past the Weeping Wall - A high point! We camped on Lake McDonald in the Fishcreek campground. A mountain lion had been there earlier that week, so we had to take extra precaution walking the dogs and making sure the kids didn't go off walking by themselves.


Glacier Park was acquired from the Blackfeet Indians, so many of the mountains and glaciers were named by them. Two Medicine, Many Glacier, Going-To-The-Sun Road, etc.

To see more photos from our trip - click here http://www.flickr.com/photos/30597579@N02/.