June 13th, 2017 Back up to Canada

June 13th, 2017 Back up to Canada
We left Two Medicine and traveled to Browning Mt and the Museum of the Plains on the Blackfoot Indian Reservation.  The museum would not allow pictures so I can't show you all the wonderful displays of woven artifacts. But they were worth the visit.  We stopped for shopping at the local supermarket and Elaine was impressed with the fact that we got free coffee since we are over 65.  We continued north on 15, crossing back into Canada at Coutts, Alberta. We stopped at the Garage Restaurant in Medicine Hat for an early dinner. We stayed in Medicine Hat at the Gas City Campground for the night.

Saw this sign leaving Two Medicine Lake. Bear spray runs about $42 for a pint spray can so renting is an option.

Saw this impressive RV at the supermarket parking lot in Browning.

Border crossing back into Canada at Coutts.

At the visitor center in Coutts I fought off a dinosaur.

The Garage Restaurant in Medicine Hat. An actual service station converted into a restaurant.

Inside the restaurant. Cheers!

Traffic light above the bar.
We camped at Gas City RV park in Medicine Hat.  It had a nice internet lounge where we were able to catch up on a few blogs.

June 12th, 2017 Eastern Glacier National Park

June 12th, 2017 Eastern Glacier National Park
After touring the western side of Glacier National Park, we set out for the eastern half of the park by driving along route 2 which loops south, then east then north.

While on the western side of the park we camped at Fish Creek campground.  This is the view of the mountains from Fish Creek.

Along the road traveling to the eastern side of Glacier National Park we came to this monument to Theodore Roosevelt at the Continental divide.

This is a neat panoramic view of the mountain top after it slid northward over a few million years.

On the eastern side of Glacier before going back into the park we stopped for coffee at the town of East Glacier.

Finally in the eastern side of Glacier, some very impressive mountains.

We dry camped at Two Medicine Lake.  A family of goats decided they also liked our campsite!

A neat shot of someone fishing on Two Medicine.

The mountaintops in East Glacier were closer and thus more impressive,

Ranger swearing in two junior rangers.

The gift shop at Two Medicine.

We took a hike along the lake.  Here is a shot of Elaine saying "Don't take my picture!"

How is this for a qui meadow with a mountain backdrop.

Me walking to get a closer picture of the guy fishing.

Yes there was still snow on the ground!

More of the family of goats visiting.

Camping at Two Medicine.

June 11th, 2017 Kootenai River to Glacier National Park West

June 11th, 2017 Kootenai River to Glacier National Park West
We left the Kootenai River Campground and headed east on Route 2 for the western side of Glacier National Park.

 Kootenai River Campground

 Kootenai River Campground

Heading out of Kootenai we saw this interesting monument to fishing.

A short distance down rout 2 we came to a visitor pull-off for Kootenai Falls.  We decided to stop and hike into the falls.  It was an impressive show of hydro power as the swollen Kootenai river sluiced over the huge rapids.

They had constructed this impressive rope bridge over the river.

On our way to Glacier we stopped for lunch in Klaispell Mt at the Forge.

The restaurant was a machine repair shop for many years and then converted to a restaurant when the owner closed the repair shop.  He had a blacksmith forge in his shop.  The restaurant kept many of the repair shop items and here is the forge.

Elaine posing with the owner of the Forge, Shawna.

The next few pictures are views of the western side of glacier National Park.

This is glacier poking up just above the treetops.

The  Glacier experience is viewing mountaintops poking above the treeline.

June 10th, 2017 Travel Day on our way to Glacier National Park

June 10th, 2017 Travel Day on our way to Glacier National Park
We headed south along the western slope of the Banff National Park along provincial route 93 then 95 to Kimberley where we had a mid day lunch.  Kimberly is a very quaint travel friendly town with most of its shops on a walking mall and an adjacent parking lot that is free (Worcester take note). After lunch we continued south and crossed the border into Idaho and then east towards Glacier National Park.  We camped for the night at a road side rv park on Route 2 along the Kootenai River.

Out campsite at Lake Louise with the mountains in the background.

Walking mall in Kimberly.

Inside Chef Bernards for lunch. Elaine had some delicious bratwurst, I had a veggie soup and salad.

Here is Elaine posing with Chef Bernard!

The two of us posing in front of Chef Bernard. Chef Bernard took the picture!

This is the nice parking lot near to the walking mall.

This is the Kootenai River adjacent to our roadside rv park.

Traveling out of a gorge we passed through this cut in the mountains. You have to look really hard to see the passage for the road..

The ski slopes at Kimberly.

The border crossing at Eastport Idaho.  Very friendly crossing. The patrolman asked us to prove we were from Massachusetts by having us name  the famous lake near Oxford. Elaine immediately rose to the challenge by tell him Lake Chaubunagungamaug.  He was verysurprised when she nailed it.

Saw this interesting antique mall on Route 2.