YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

We spent 5 days touring Yellowstone NP in late August. It takes 5 days to see the highlights of the park and a lot more time to see all of the park. It is for sure a National Treasure.




This was on the first day at Mamouth Hot Springs. The following are pictures from around the hot springs. The hike is about a mile of up and down easy walking,.
 

The Yellowstone River on the afternoon of our first day. We were parked in Gardener Montana on the Northern border of Yellowstone. A very nice RV park just outside of the NP with all of the conveniences we wanted. It was a nice small town with some nice restaurants and of course a Microbrewery

This was a garbage can in the NP. They say that the artwork on the containers stops graffiti. They look pretty cool.



From the top of Yellowstone Falls. This was on our 2nd day. This hike is only about 1/2 mile down, but the hike up is a killer and a real test of the heart.

Previous picture was taken at the top of the falls, this is about a mile away looking at the front of the falls.

On the drive back to the motor home. Buffalo are everywhere in the park.

Lots of Elk.



And very interesting roadways.

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK

It was kind of a wet day in Glacier NP, but it was not raining. The mountains and snowpack as well as streams are just too beautiful to describe. The following pictures are taken along the Highway to the Sun in the National Park.

Cold, Cold water.

Took a 1 mi. guided hike in the forest.

You can see much damage from a forest fire in 2008.

The highway was very steep and curvy.

There were waterfalls everywhere we looked.

What a view.

Glacier that is expected to disappear in the next 20 years or so.

We had a really nice picnic lunch along side of a lake in Glacier. It was a nice day.

Lots of forest fire damage near the East entrance to Glacier NP.

Rafting is a big thing just outside of Glacier.

HEADING OUT OF CANADA INTO MONTANA

Heading out of Canada, Cranbrook  is a nice town near the Montana border. Glacier NP here we come.

This is the Hungry Horse dam. It is on the Flathead River, near Glacier National Park. The dam was built for flood control as well as hydroelectric power. Construction started in 1948 and the dam was completed in 1953. There was a visitor center with all of the interesting history of the dam.

An Osprey nest next to the dam reservoir.

This is a beautiful lake held back by the dam. There is no private land on the lake, only Federal Forest campgrounds.

This is a free music concert that we attended in Kalispell Mt. Blues and Jazz music. We had a great time there.

The lead singer/guitarist was from Chicago, and played at places we are familiar with.

The Western Montana State Fair was going on, SO we had to attend. Hog Judging, boy was that exciting.

Draft horses.

Moving entertainment on the midway., They did have a beer garden.

This was cool, a traveling ATM.

The local American Legion had a booth set up at the fair.

OUR TRIP TO CANADA. WE VISITED THE OKENAGON, ARMSTRONG, VERNON, AND KELOWNA

Crossing into Canada. We met Glenn and Pricilla and Rod in their motor homes just after we crossed the border at Sumas BC. We all traveled together to Bob and /Shirley's home in Armstrong BC.

The scenery along the way was beautiful, but there were forest fires along the way and it was smokey.

Following Glenn and Pricilla over a mountain pass. Canadian Rockies are beautiful

After we arrived we took a trip to Kelowna BC in the Okenagon. This was a view from a winery we visited.

Lots of flowers.

Inside the winery for tasting.

This was a golf course Pricilla and Glenn wanted us to see. It was an beautiful view.