Glacier National Park

These are a mountain goat and her kid grazing.

We spent the day in Glacier National Park yesterday. We took a red bus tour. The scenery is spectacular.

We saw a herd of big horn sheep. These two were part of the group that a ranger was chasing out of the parking lot. It seems they come in and lick the pavement to get the dripped antifreeze there. They looked magnificent leaping over the guard rails running away.

This is a tiny island in the large Lake Mary.

Helena and Papa in front of snow up at Logan's Pass. She made snow balls, but didn't throw them. I think she was amazed by how cold it was.

The three travelers enjoying the day before it started to rain.

The red bus has a convertible top, so when we stopped to look a something we could stand up to get better shots.

There are waterfalls all over the place just like this one. At one point the whole wall we were driving by was "weeping."

Several mountains have glaciers on them.

This is an avalanche shoot. See there are no trees just low growing green stuff.

The bus driver said we might see a moose and her calf along this river. No Such Luck!

Here is the red bus. It was built in 1936 to 38. It was a fun ride. It can hold 17 tourists plus the driver. The inside is said to be original.

This is Helena conversing with nature. She's afraid of spiders, but she'll play with a tomato worm.

Today we went back to the park so Helena and Papa could go horseback riding. They rode for two hours back in the woods, across the river (twice), and discovered some muscles they forgot they had. We have had a good experience and we are off to make our way to North Dakota in the morning. More later