Glacier National Park

Rain, rain, rain and more rain. That's all we got on our only day to explore the park. But we had fun taking refuge under the trees and planning our escape. We decided to take a short ride on my bike in the rain to the shuttle bus station. We rode the bus all the way up and around the pass and took in the wonderful views there.

The meadows were the sweetest meadows I've ever seen.

And on our way back down in the shuttle bus, we got to see some black bears!

Before we left the next morning, we had to take advantage of the Old West photo studio in town.

Montana Wilderness

We were so excited to cross back into our native country, we changed our route and entered Idaho via highway 95.

Being that the state of Idaho is so skinny toward the north, we were in Montana pretty quick. We did stop in Idaho for gas and a snack and the local folk out there were...quite unique. We were told about the amazing huckleberries to be had around those parts. And as for me, I really wanted to stay awhile and find us some berries, but alas, we had to head out. For our first night back, we wanted to stay the night somewhere in the Montana wilderness, away from any hustle and bustle. We found a few remote campgrounds off a back road through the Kootenai National Forest. On the way, we stopped to view the gorgeous waterfalls along the road.

 Our campground included a hilarious host, a random straggler, and a huntin' hillbilly in an old, beat-up RV. We stayed in one of the spots right next to the river.

During the night, our host graced us with his company and we heard all sorts of stories, including his motorcycle accident in which he wore no gear and how he recovered. Also, he apparently wrote a book that had been self published (we can't remember the title), and was currently working on his second. The man was very friendly and we both should have asked him to sit for awhile, but it was late and we were tired. So he strolled off back to his host site and we went to bed. For some reason, packing up the next morning was more strenuous of a task than usual. maybe party because our surroundings were so beautiful. Oh wait! I remember why! Horseflies! Big, hairy, noisy, pesky HORSEFLIES! They were buzzing around us and landing on us the whole time during our stay at that particular campground. Oh man, I wont miss those buggers. But the sunrise was gorgeous there, it lit the trees like a heavenly forest of green.

Bye bye horseflies...it's on to our next destination - Glacier!!!!!!!!

Back roads - Montana