We made it to Glacier early in the afternoon one day. When we got there all the camp sites were full, so we went and camped for a night at a KOA right outside the park. It was an interesting time for the town of St. Mary's when we visited. At the time there were three escaped convicts "supposedly" roaming around Glacier on their way to Canada. One lady even told us that there were five sightings of one of them at a motorcycle bar in town. That lady and her husband "slept with their rifles loaded" that night. However, we did not have any problems.
Our first day we set out on the famous Going to the Sun road in Glacier. We made it about half way before we decided to turn around and go eat dinner back at camp. The next day we started off again on the Going to the Sun road. My favorite part of Glacier was Logan's Pass. I got to do a small half mile hike up the mountain while Chica and Paul waited for me at the bottom. I wish I could have continued, but Paul and I are already planning a hiking trip in the future to Glacier without Chica (she isn't allowed on any of the trails.)
Later that day we decided to make it down to Flathead Lake. The largest fresh water lake that side of the Mississippi. We stayed at a state park on Flathead for 2 nights. We got to go hiking in the park and in Flathead National Forest since dogs are allowed on those hiking trails. We even saw a small baby black bear on one of the hikes.
After Flathead, we finally made it to Missoula. Thank you so much to our new friends Josh and Niki for allowing us to stay in their extra room, and introducing us to all their friends. Missoula is a great town. We had a little bit of problems finding an apartment, but we finally make a deposit on a small 1 1/2 bedroom basement apartment. It is nice and a good deal. Our landlord and her child live above, and we share a yard with her dog and her chickens.
This weekend is Total Fest. A three day festival featuring local bands as well as a few out of town bands. Thursday night was the kick off at the Missoula Museum of Art with Japanther. Friday we went tubing down the Blackfoot River with some old and new friends here in Missoula. Tonight we are going to a cook out before heading off for the last bunch of bands later in the evening. I am looking forward to seeing Deranged Diction (one of the members of Pearl Jam is in this band.)
Finally, here are some pictures from the last part of our trip. We will update our blog again shortly now that we have a reliable internet connection.
Awesome!
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