Today was to be a travel day with no sightseeing. However, when we checked out the wonderful reservation person suggested we go to a place called Many Glacier. It is pronounced man--ee. We had planned to drive to the other side of the park and take a scenic route to Missoula but between the approaching snow and Chris being tired of driving the narrow roads, we chose to go by Many before leaving the park. I am so glad we did. It was just the most beautiful setting imaginable. About 110 years ago the park opened the lodge and promoted it as the American Alps. The lodge was built to look like a lodge from Switzerland. The bell hops dress in the little shorts and native Swiss attire. What a gift to see such beautiful countryside. I can't help but hum the song America the Beautiful.
By the time we finished that little side trip it was 12:00 and time to really hit the road. We drove till 8:00pm. Boy are we tired. However it was a glorious day. The drive today was beautiful the whole way. The mountains have two faces and look different as we travel south on the same roads. You would think that you have seen one mountain--you have seen them all. That is how we felt at Yellowstone after seeing 30 geysers. But it is not true with mountains. They have so many different shapes and landscapes. The amazing thing about the Glacier Mts. was that you are driving along looking at amber colored fields and you see rolling hills (Florida mountains) in front of you. You have no clue what awesomeness hidden behind those rolling hills. Then these simple hills open up to an unimaginable landscape. Each time I take a picture I know that I cannot capture what I am seeing.
One thing that surprised me is that we had not seen any sunsets. We waited each evening but the sun just went down with no fanfare. That is until today. We saw an awesome sunset...even though the pictures could not actually capture it going at 65 miles an hour.
Long day of driving tomorrow so I will sign
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