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
Showing posts with label Glacier Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Glacier Park. Show all posts
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Mountains
It was a nice day on Friday. We reached 64 degrees - a record high.
I zoomed the view to look through Badrock Canyon to see the snow covered mountains in Glacier Park.
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| Swan Mountain Range |
I zoomed the view to look through Badrock Canyon to see the snow covered mountains in Glacier Park.
Monday, December 05, 2011
Browning Expo
Last Saturday Tammy and I drove east of the Rocky Mountains over to Browning, MT to attend an expo held in the gym at the Browning school. Tammy sold her Tastefully Simple product at the expo.
It was a long way to drive at around 95 miles. And through the mountains. We had watched the weather all week and crossed our fingers hoping for good weather and driving conditions. Driving over Marias Pass on a snow covered slick road is not a fun time.
The weather cooperated. No snow or ice. Just snow along the sides of the road and pretty snow covered trees. It was chilly outside as the temperature was in the low teens Fahrenheit for much of the morning. Once we reached the Pass the wind started. There looked to be some icy snow spots between the Pass and East Glacier but it was no problem to drive on.
The expo started at 10 am and Tammy wanted to be there to set up around 8:30 am. That meant we have to leave the ranch close to 6:30 am as it was around a two hour drive.
Morning came early. Way early.
It was dark when we left and for much of the drive up to Marias Pass we drove in darkness. This meant watching out for deer along the road. Fortunately we did not see any on the drive there. On the drive back home I saw two deer crossing the highway.
Browning is on the Blackfeet Reservation.
Browning Montana. The building with the red roof to the left of center is the school building.
We were set up and ready well before the expo started at 10 am. Tammy made and brought some Tastefully Simple wild rice soup for people to sample. It is in the red crock pot. We got a corner location so we would have electricity to keep the soup warm.
The expo organizers said they had enough vendors to fill the gym. As you can see not all the vendors showed up. The weather was decent so that shouldn't have kept the vendors away. Perhaps the lack of vendors was because both of Montana's university football teams were playing playoff games. The price of a vendor spot was only $10 so the vendors who didn't show up weren't out of much money.
The traffic at the expo was light. One vendor who was at this expo last year said there were more vendors and people last year. Again, the football games may have had something to do with the light traffic.
Tammy ended up selling more to other vendors than she did to people attending the expo. She could have sold lots of wild rice soup mixes as everyone who tasted the soup loved it, but she didn't have many mixes to sell.
The expo was also a fundraiser for women's health. One booth took a person's blood pressure and tested their blood sugar. This is especially important on the reservation as Native Americans have a high chance of having high blood pressure and blood sugar readings. Since both of my parents had diabetes I had my blood sugar tested. I had last eaten food (breakfast) at 6 am and I had my blood sugar tested after 1 pm. My reading was 86, which is good.
The expo went to 4 pm. People quickly took down their displays and were out of there. The sun had gone behind the mountains and clouds by the time we were on the road.
The mountain on the right half of the photo is Calf Robe Mountain. Last year I had hiked up to the long flat part just right of center. Awesome views.
We didn't get home until 6 pm. It was very dark by then. We got and cooked a Papa Murphy pizza for supper.
It was a long way to drive at around 95 miles. And through the mountains. We had watched the weather all week and crossed our fingers hoping for good weather and driving conditions. Driving over Marias Pass on a snow covered slick road is not a fun time.
The weather cooperated. No snow or ice. Just snow along the sides of the road and pretty snow covered trees. It was chilly outside as the temperature was in the low teens Fahrenheit for much of the morning. Once we reached the Pass the wind started. There looked to be some icy snow spots between the Pass and East Glacier but it was no problem to drive on.
The expo started at 10 am and Tammy wanted to be there to set up around 8:30 am. That meant we have to leave the ranch close to 6:30 am as it was around a two hour drive.
Morning came early. Way early.
It was dark when we left and for much of the drive up to Marias Pass we drove in darkness. This meant watching out for deer along the road. Fortunately we did not see any on the drive there. On the drive back home I saw two deer crossing the highway.
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| View NE from near Marias Pass |
Browning is on the Blackfeet Reservation.
Browning Montana. The building with the red roof to the left of center is the school building.
We were set up and ready well before the expo started at 10 am. Tammy made and brought some Tastefully Simple wild rice soup for people to sample. It is in the red crock pot. We got a corner location so we would have electricity to keep the soup warm.
The expo organizers said they had enough vendors to fill the gym. As you can see not all the vendors showed up. The weather was decent so that shouldn't have kept the vendors away. Perhaps the lack of vendors was because both of Montana's university football teams were playing playoff games. The price of a vendor spot was only $10 so the vendors who didn't show up weren't out of much money.
The traffic at the expo was light. One vendor who was at this expo last year said there were more vendors and people last year. Again, the football games may have had something to do with the light traffic.
Tammy ended up selling more to other vendors than she did to people attending the expo. She could have sold lots of wild rice soup mixes as everyone who tasted the soup loved it, but she didn't have many mixes to sell.
The expo was also a fundraiser for women's health. One booth took a person's blood pressure and tested their blood sugar. This is especially important on the reservation as Native Americans have a high chance of having high blood pressure and blood sugar readings. Since both of my parents had diabetes I had my blood sugar tested. I had last eaten food (breakfast) at 6 am and I had my blood sugar tested after 1 pm. My reading was 86, which is good.
The expo went to 4 pm. People quickly took down their displays and were out of there. The sun had gone behind the mountains and clouds by the time we were on the road.
The mountain on the right half of the photo is Calf Robe Mountain. Last year I had hiked up to the long flat part just right of center. Awesome views.
We didn't get home until 6 pm. It was very dark by then. We got and cooked a Papa Murphy pizza for supper.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Dead and dead looking bodies
Saturday I saw a dead body. When my hiking group was driving back from the east side of Glacier Park on the Going-to-the-Sun road we came upon a traffic accident. A motorcycle and car were off on the left side of the road in a pullout near a restroom. Another car was in the ditch on the right side of the road. In the middle of the road was a man's body covered with a tarp. He was lying on his back and his hands and lower legs were sticking out from under the tarp.
The Park rangers were directing traffic around the body. We never saw the ambulance or the sheriff's department SUV coming under we were out of the Park and halfway to Coram, MT. News reports claimed the accident happened just after 5 pm, and I don't think we drove by until after 7 pm. That's a long time for families to drive by with their kids and have the kids ask why the man was lying under the tarp in the middle of the road.
Seeing a dead body sticks with a person.
Then this morning I thought one of Dan's steers was dying. Number 10 was lying on his side with his legs sticking straight out. He was near my yard fence among the other cattle who were all sitting or laying normally while taking their morning siesta. Number 10 did not stir when I approached. His ear twitched and he was slowly breathing. So he was alive. His eyes were mostly closed and it seemed as if his eyes were rolled up. His side was large. I was afraid he had become bloated and was dying.
I called Dan and left a message then went outside again. By now Number 10 was sitting up but was groggy. While I filled the water tank and watched and waited he woke up and eventually began chewing his cud. He was all right. Apparently he was just sleeping very soundly. I've never been around cattle who didn't wake when I approached them.
Dan came over to double check and the steer was fine. All the cattle were very relaxed. The horses too as when waiting for the steer to wake up I noticed several of the horses laying down and sleeping. That wasn't as unusual as the horses tend to lay on their side with legs out when they sleep. Usually the cattle I observed sleeping tend to curl up like a cat when sleeping. They sleep on their belly and tuck their head by their side.
I'm glad I didn't have another dead body.
The Park rangers were directing traffic around the body. We never saw the ambulance or the sheriff's department SUV coming under we were out of the Park and halfway to Coram, MT. News reports claimed the accident happened just after 5 pm, and I don't think we drove by until after 7 pm. That's a long time for families to drive by with their kids and have the kids ask why the man was lying under the tarp in the middle of the road.
Seeing a dead body sticks with a person.
Then this morning I thought one of Dan's steers was dying. Number 10 was lying on his side with his legs sticking straight out. He was near my yard fence among the other cattle who were all sitting or laying normally while taking their morning siesta. Number 10 did not stir when I approached. His ear twitched and he was slowly breathing. So he was alive. His eyes were mostly closed and it seemed as if his eyes were rolled up. His side was large. I was afraid he had become bloated and was dying.
I called Dan and left a message then went outside again. By now Number 10 was sitting up but was groggy. While I filled the water tank and watched and waited he woke up and eventually began chewing his cud. He was all right. Apparently he was just sleeping very soundly. I've never been around cattle who didn't wake when I approached them.
Dan came over to double check and the steer was fine. All the cattle were very relaxed. The horses too as when waiting for the steer to wake up I noticed several of the horses laying down and sleeping. That wasn't as unusual as the horses tend to lay on their side with legs out when they sleep. Usually the cattle I observed sleeping tend to curl up like a cat when sleeping. They sleep on their belly and tuck their head by their side.
I'm glad I didn't have another dead body.
Sunday, December 02, 2007
Glacier Gap
This was my view Friday looking through the Badrock Canyon gap into Glacier Park. The snow covered mountains are in Glacier (I believe) though I don't know their names. I never really realized the mountains were so neat looking until I zoomed in on them with my new camera. The snow usually can be seen on these mountains until some time in June.
Saturday was not so nice: a cloudy day with a cold north wind. A few very light snow showers in the morning.
Saturday was not so nice: a cloudy day with a cold north wind. A few very light snow showers in the morning.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Mountain snow in March
Here are a few photos I took Monday.
The first photo is of the mountains in Glacier National Park as seen from my place through Badrock Canyon. Note: the camera has a good telephoto lens so the mountains are not really quite this close. The snow covered mountains are in Glacier Park. Yes: lots of snow in the Park. By July/August the snow is gone from those mountains.
The second photo is of the Swan Range that I see each day from my front yard. Again the telephoto was used, though not to the extent of the Glacier photo. As you can see the grass is still dead as this is barely Spring. Thankfully the blue and white of the mountains, and the green of the pine trees, provide much needed color.
The first photo is of the mountains in Glacier National Park as seen from my place through Badrock Canyon. Note: the camera has a good telephoto lens so the mountains are not really quite this close. The snow covered mountains are in Glacier Park. Yes: lots of snow in the Park. By July/August the snow is gone from those mountains.
The second photo is of the Swan Range that I see each day from my front yard. Again the telephoto was used, though not to the extent of the Glacier photo. As you can see the grass is still dead as this is barely Spring. Thankfully the blue and white of the mountains, and the green of the pine trees, provide much needed color.
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