Brian and Neal's second day

I already wrote about Brian's first day on his visit to Montana and Glacier Park on my Tall Pines hiker blog (http://tallpineshiker.blogspot.com/2014/08/highline-trail-with-brian.html).  Here is what we did and saw on their second day here on Tuesday August 12.

A chance of afternoon rain was in the forecast so we got an earlier start.  Glacier Park was still crowded.  We did a mix of souvenir shopping, car sightseeing, and short walks along the Sun Road.  We were unable to stop at Logan Pass.  The parking lot was full and a female ranger was blocking vehicles from entering the parking lot.

Later we saw another female ranger pull a vehicle over at the Jackson Glacier overlook.  She had pulled up behind the vehicle and her vehicle was blocking the eastbound lane.  I spoke with the family later and they told me they got a warning about driving too slow and weaving in their lane while sightseeing.  Oh brother.  They were nowhere close to being as bad as some sightseers.

In addition to driving the entire length of the Sun Road, we also visited Many Glacier Valley and hotel, and Essex, Montana where Neal had hoped to find the hat he regretted not buying when he was last here four years ago.  The store no longer carried that hat.

It was a long day and a tiring day.   For Brian and Neal's third day I stayed at the ranch and sprayed weeds while they drove over the Sun Road again and saw more sights.


Here is a link to photos of the sights we saw:

https://plus.google.com/photos/109566462412251958234/albums/6049901021821173761?authkey=CK3ntNmqzaCwlAE

Here is a video of different parts of Baring Creek coming out of the Sunrift Gorge:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAOV_bKE4SQ&feature=youtu.be