5/21/2016 Saturday through Monday 5/23/2016 Glacier National
Park
We left Great Falls, Montana and drove through fog and
freezing rain until we reached St Mary’s Campground in Glacier National
Park. We stayed for 3 nights in the
park, exploring from our base camp in the jeep.
Our first night, Saturday, we spent most of the day trying
to find a leak in the toilet. Mike
discovered the flange and seal were rusted out so we used the campground
facilities until we could get the parts to repair it. Ah, yes, the joys of RV living! Thank goodness Mike can fix anything.
We had a great view out the main window at St Mary’s
Campground near the East entrance to the park.
Sunday was rainy, windy and cold but we braved the elements
to drive the Going to the Sun Road 13 miles from the east side. We also went to Many Glacier and got cold and
wet taking a short walk to try and see St. Mary Falls. We settled in about 4pm for the day, the RV
rocked by the wind and pelted by the rain.
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| St Mary River near campground |
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| View of the mountain to the north from camp at dusk |
Monday we struck out early to go to the west side of Glacier
National Park. Unfortunately, with all
the rain a culvert had collapsed so we weren’t able to take the Going to the
Sun Road from the west side. We had to
get parts for the toilet in Kalispell after which we came back to camp. The view along the way was awe inspiring,
despite the rain.
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| Our campsite at St Mary's campground |
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| View from the Going to the Sun road east side |
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| Waterfall along highway to West Glacier |
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| Lake Mary from Going to the Sun Road |
