Day 3 - Glacier National Park

Last night ended up being a lot cooler than we expected and I was freezing. I was not prepared for the cold. We got off to an early start because we thought it was 7:30 but it was really only 6:30. We packed, took showers, and were on the road by 7:30. There were some mountains along I-90, and we saw the turnoff for when we come back down to Yellowstone.

Along the way there were lots of cows in fields, and lots of deer mixed in. We went through Bozeman, Butte, and stopped for lunch in Missoula. There are lots of cherry orchards along the way and we stopped so Lisa could buy some. She said they were very good. We also stopped at Dairy Queen and waited behind a lady who was trying to order something with no fat or sugar. Perhaps DQ is not the place for that. The view out the back was great so we sat out there and ate.


We got into the park around 3:30 and Avalanche campground said it wasn't full yet. We drove along Going to the Sun Road by Lake Macdonald about 30 minutes. It turned out there was only one camp site left, right next to the bathroom. While we made the loop trying to decide if we should take it, someone else snagged it. We drove back out to Apgar Campground near the entrance and got a good site. There was a deer right behind the tent.



We took a walk down by Lake Macdonald. There was a guy there who used our cell phone to call 911 and report a sailboat had capsized out on the lake and the guys were having trouble righting it. A ranger did come but I don't know if they needed to be rescued or not.



We also saw another deer right along the trail. They aren't too startled by people. We stopped by the Visitors Center to get information on day hikes, and we browsed the gift shop. Dinner tonight was couscous. The temperature was around 70 this afternoon, but lows in the upper 40s tonight. It has already dropped a little as the sun is getting ready to go down. We had to put our tent really close to the fire circle so can't have a fire. We are going to try S'mores over the stove. I wrote my postcards so we'll see when they actually get there.