More Montana Highlights

We had a really good time on our vacation. Even the drive to Glacier wasn't too bad. It's easy for me to say, since I didn't actually do much of the driving. We made plenty of stops along the way..

The Painted Canyon- located on the far West side of North Dakota

We stayed in Glendive, MT the first night. The hotel had an indoor pool. The kids had a blast.

We drove along a barren highway through Montana until we ended up in Lewistown, and stopped for lunch and a small diversion at the Lewistown Museum
Once we arrived at Glacier, we were amazed at the beautiful scenery. The mountainviews were a big highlight.

Logan Pass- Going to the Sun Road

Bowman Lake- Actually, all the Glacier Lakes were spectacular. I think I liked Two Medicine best.

For me, the best part of our vacation was just hanging out with each other without mundane distractions of everyday life, such as cleaning, mowing, painting... It was great being together, having fun together and relaxing.

Skipping rocks was a favorite passtime.All the hiking was fun- the kids might have a different opinion- there were a few days when hiking was not a highlight for them, but they did a pretty good job. We hiked over 25 miles in all. They loved the walking sticks uncle Ian whittled for them.






Whitewater rafting on the Flathead River- the kids would say this was the best part of the trip. Mike and I liked it, too!

Lilah loved horseback riding, even though her horse turned around and reared up- kicking the horse in front of him! I was scared watching, but Lilah hung on, and continued on the ride.This cabin in the middle of nowhere was really nice. We played a lot of games at night and completed a 500+ piece puzzle. The kids all learned to play solitaire- and became obsessed with it. Somehow Emma won almost every game.
We ate cookies at "The Merc" every day. They were so yummy. Polebridge is the nearest "town" to where we were staying (about 6 miles form the cabin). I use the term town loosely, because the town consisted of this building, and a really rustic restaurant. A lot of people stop here for the pastries before and after going into Glacier.
We had so much fun, we weren't even ready to come home after being gone for 2 weeks, although we did miss Duncan, and couldn't wait to see him. Gavin suggested that we have two houses, one in MN and one in MT. I thought that was a great idea, but we'd have to start saving now.