East and West Glacier National Park

Things We've Learned:

1. Get gas when you get to 1/4 tank!  Otherwise, you will be very nervous.

2. Leveling blocks are mandatory.

3. Propane refrigerators are cool (no pun intended).

4. Wifi is a luxury!

5. Stock up on groceries when you can or you will be eating hot dogs for 

days.

6. The podcast “Serial” from This American Life is binge-worthy.

Fort Peck Dam

Spent one night at Fort Peck Dam on the border to Montana.  Big site on the Missouri River.  Again, super friendly campground hosts, which seems to be what we’re starting to expect.  Crossed over into Montana the next day.

Fresno Reservoir

Stayed at a donations-accepted campsite owned by the local Walleye Club.  Fresno Reservoir was a super friendly place to stay outside of Havre, Montana.  The host shared her wifi and let us charge up our laptop.  It was a treat to have wifi access for a night!  Spent our evening on the internet.  Big plus, cleanest bathrooms we’ve seen.



GLACIER NATIONAL PARK

Glacier National Park (East Side):  

Pulled into Two Medicine Campground in Glacier and found a great site. The sites are numerous but each seemed so private.  Every way you turn is another fantastic view of the mountains.  Struggled a little with trailer leveling (well actually it was an hour or more).  Spent three nights here checking out the area.  Took a drive on “Going to the Sun Road”.  More spectacular views.  Wildlife we’ve spotted so far:  antelope, elk, buffalo and very tame deer wandering around the town in Glacier.  

Two Medicine is much less touristy than other parts of Glacier we visited. It was our favorite area in what we saw of Glacier National Park.

Two Medicine Campground

Retired guy on a bench at Two Medicine Lake

View from our campsite

Campground General Store

St. Mary Lake - Going to the Sun Road

Running Eagle Falls
Named for a prominent woman warrior
of the Blackfeet tribe

Glaciers on the mountains

Glacier National Park (West side):

Just a 57 mile drive from East Glacier to West Glacier.  Totally different climate on this side.  Warmer, less windy and not as rugged.  Camped at Fish Creek Campground in the National Park for two nights.  Nice campground but much less private, but this was easy to overlook as they have free hot showers, unlike the other sites we’ve stayed.

Did a short drive to some landmarks - McDonald Lake Lodge in Glacier since 1914, which looked like a great place to stay, but what could beat the Nomad.

Avalanche Creek

Lake McDonald Lodge

Inside McDonald Lake Lodge

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