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Going Back to the Sun: Day 10

If the road I traveled yesterday is called the "Going to the Sun" road - what does it mean when I'm taking it in the opposite direction?

Back to Glacier. Picnic lunch in the rain, by the river by the mountain by the glacier. It felt right that it was raining. Not comfortable, but right. Even if it was a 5 minute lunch of a banana and a cheap gas-station sandwich. And some shots down by the rocks. Cold water. Gee. Stopped the car when I saw a load of cars, finally gave in. Thought I'd hike for a few minutes. An hour and a thousand feet of elevation later, I found myself at Avalanche Lake, very glad to have made the trip. Very social deer there. They even walked on the path. Talk about domesticated. Lake was gorgeous, remote, just the way I figured Glacier Nat'l Park ought to be. Glad I took the hike. Lots of people when I started, very few at the lake. Tough trail it was, I wondered why I kept seeing 70-something grandmothers on it. Maybe I was just seeing things. After all, I am conversing with my car. :)

Drive down from Glacier to Missoula, along Flathead Lake. Incredibly scenic. I thought, if I were a fisherman, I'd come there to fish. Then I thought, that's really what fishing is about, so maybe I'll do it anyway. Scenic drive along the mountains, stopped to take some glamour shots of Ali (yes, I know I've lost it). Popped over to see the St Ignatious Mission. Incredible church. Middle of nowhere. Fantastic murals on the inside, over 100 years old, painted by the cook. If I had a picture developed it would go (here).

Town of the Day: Hungry Horse, MT.

posted by europhile @ 23:16