June 13, 2012 Glacier National Park

This is my second visit to Glacier.  I was lucky enough to visit with Caroline and Michael - 13 years ago.  My parents were on their way back from Alaska and met us at the park and we drove through the park together.  It is as pretty as I remember and is one of my favorite places in the country.

On our way to Glacier ,we stopped in Shelby - hoping to camp, but there was no where to stay, so we went to a grocery store and an auto parts store and then drove 70 miles to get to the park.  Charlie was pretty tired by the time we got here since he had driven all day, but he was a trooper about it.  On the way in, we ran into several sets of loose horses, just roaming and hanging out about the highway, so we had to be very careful every time we rounded a corner. 

We got to the park around 8:30 p.m. and the entrances were no longer manned.  Since the “season” doesn’t really start until July  much of the park on this side is barely manned.    

We picked out a camping spot, in St. Mary’s campground and once again, and settled in for the night.  I heated up our leftover salmon meal - (love those leftovers...) and then we went for a walk and ended up meeting a group of young people who were moving to Seattle from North Carolina.  They were trying to set up tents, but the wind was howling here, and it kept blowing their tents away.   I have noticed that it is starting to stay light here for a LONG time…. It was 10:00 p.m. and it was still light outside. 

Excited about seeing the park tomorrow!