This day da
wned bright and clear and since we had a lot to be accomplished we dep
arted a little after sunrise. This time we were bound and determined to travel the Going-to-the-Sun Road to the other side of the Rockies.
Along the way we passed some scenic sights which we had seen during our earlier trip through the park, but now it was summer and the weather was more hospitable. Even though it was summer, the glaciers were still majestic. We encountered many animals along the way (no bears) who were greeting the new day by foraging for their breakfast.
wned bright and clear and since we had a lot to be accomplished we dep
arted a little after sunrise. This time we were bound and determined to travel the Going-to-the-Sun Road to the other side of the Rockies.Along the way we passed some scenic sights which we had seen during our earlier trip through the park, but now it was summer and the weather was more hospitable. Even though it was summer, the glaciers were still majestic. We encountered many animals along the way (no bears) who were greeting the new day by foraging for their breakfast.
Much to our astonishment we also met some curious species directing traffic at a construction site along the road at this early hour.
Having traversed the pass, for which the size of our RV was again just at the allowed limit, we came to the West Entrance of the park and a Restaurant where hordes of tourists were already feasting on the opulent western-style breakfast being served. Luckily we found an empty table and eagerly joined in.
Outside the West Entrance to Glacier National Park there are a lot more attractions and facilities than outside the eastern entrance at Saint Mary. The area seems to be geared toward hunting and fishing and family activities, that is, it is more "touristy." Unfortunately, we didn't have much time to enjoy any of it because we wanted to get to someplace within an easy day's drive to Calgary, Canada, where we had to turn in our camper the day after next. We arrived at the Buffalo Plains Campground near Fort Macleod, where we had been at the beginning of our journey, in time to enjoy the sunset. Sunsets on the prairie are more enjoyable to me because you don't have a bunch of mountains blocking your view of it.
That concluded day 28 of our trip.
Outside the West Entrance to Glacier National Park there are a lot more attractions and facilities than outside the eastern entrance at Saint Mary. The area seems to be geared toward hunting and fishing and family activities, that is, it is more "touristy." Unfortunately, we didn't have much time to enjoy any of it because we wanted to get to someplace within an easy day's drive to Calgary, Canada, where we had to turn in our camper the day after next. We arrived at the Buffalo Plains Campground near Fort Macleod, where we had been at the beginning of our journey, in time to enjoy the sunset. Sunsets on the prairie are more enjoyable to me because you don't have a bunch of mountains blocking your view of it.That concluded day 28 of our trip.
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