Woke up at 8 AM, got ready and took a shower (because I didn't take one last night...we stayed up late and talked with a very interesting teenager from Saskatchewan), had breakfast (cookies and cream oatmeal and hot chocolate), went to the Visitor Center and found some brochures, went to the Prince of Wales Hotel (big, fancy, got Waterton Park hatpins in the store there, employees wearing kilts), went into a shop because Grandma wanted a Canadian shirt (found a few good books), drove up a mountain road that ended by a creek with a mini-waterfall, then left Waterton Park. We crossed the border at noon -- there were no problems and the officials were really fun and energetic. Then we came into Glacier National Park and drove on the Going to the Sun Highway. It was NOTHING in comparison to scary Mt. Washington, but it was still gorgeous views and kind of exhilarating when you looked down into the valleys. We saw plenty of snow-covered mountains, and then we got into road construction, so we had to wait for 20 minutes until the traffic from the other direction came. There were 160 vehicles...we counted every single one! While we were waiting, though, we could look out one direction and see a huge valley with mountains and a creek and lots of trees. On the other side, we could see various kinds of wildflowers in a rainbow of colors, from purple (fireweed...we've seen so much of it) to red to yellow. We had lunch at Lake McDonald -- I had a turkey/ham/cheddar cheese pita, Harvest Cheddar Sun Chips, pineapple, and pina colada juice. Then we went to the Apgar Visitor Center (I found two pretty postcards), as well as wading in Lake McDonald. It was so cool and refreshing, the water was clear, it was so warm, and I couldn't resist! My mom also came in and we had fun. There were lots of little minnows swimming around, but we couldn't ever catch one...they were just too fast!
Then to Whitefish, where we met Karen (the pastor from Nome) and her husband George, at Mackenzie River Pizza. It was so good to see them and I'm glad our trips crossed paths at the right time. My mom and I shared a tomato-basil pizza that was excellent. Then on to Kalispell (staying in a Super 8), showers, and bedtime soon.
We saw some female bighorn sheep (and a sweet little baby!) today!
On the Going to the Sun Road, looking out at mountains and more of the road.
~Anna~
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