Blogs from Kalispell, Montana, United States, North America

After backpacking 6 miles into the desolate northwest corner of Glacier NP we found ourselves at Akokala Lake. It was beautiful and all was right with the world. Except for the mosquitos, i could have done without them. We woke at 5am and decided to come on down the mountain. A wonderful early morning hike, with no bears. From there we took the Going-to-the-Sun-Road thru Glacier and wow. Waterfalls, lakes, rivers, mountains, snow!! Glacier's Going-to-the-Sun road is truly something amazing, one of the places in this world where beauty can trump itself. We took pictures at the beginning, seeing towering rocky moutains painted with snow and waterfalls only to find these views getting grander and more astonishing to the point where you can't take enough pictures. Every turn and direction is awe inspiring and unbelievable, then ... read more

Kalispell, Montana August 31, 2001 On Sunday Karen and I headed east for our visit to Glacier National Park. Joining us on our travels to Kalispell were Maxanne, Colleen, Warren, and AJ. We’re all heading to the city at the entrance of Glacier National Park and it’s a 200-mile ride. Driving east on route 90 to Kalispell Montana is a very interesting and lovely ride as it passes through river valleys and mountain passes. We left the highway in St. Regis, Montana and headed north. The countryside is just unbelievably beautiful. The rolling hills and ranches are just what you imagine of Montana. We cross the Flat Head Indian reservation and drive along the western side of Flat Head Lake. Kalispell is a small western city that sits in this lovely valley in the Salish Mountains ... read more

Irgendwie waren wir heute nicht so früh aufgestanden, erst gegen 8:30 Uhr und als ich dann ins Bad konnte war es schon 10 vor 9 und da kam aufeinmal der Ruf "Hilfe es gibt nur bis 9:00 Uhr Frühstück", also sind die Damen fast sofort losgegangen und ich kam dann hinterher. Das Frühstück war richtig amerikanisches Hotelfrühstück: viele Leute wenig Platz, als Angebot 4 Sorten Cornflakes, Joghurt, mehrere Sorten Toastbrot, und ein kleines Muffin - Waffelangebot. Dazu Erdnussbutter und Marmelade. Zu Trinken gab es Orangen- und Apfelsaft, sowie Tee, Kaffee und Kakao. Und das alles aus Wegwerfgeschirr. Naja gegen den Hunger war es ganz gut, aber sonst vielleicht 1/2 bis 3/4 Stern, mehr aber auf keinen Fall. In den USA ist ja heute Nationalfeiertag und hier gab es auch eine Parade. Nach den Erfahrungen aus Kanada ... read more

Morning dawned cloudy but with promise of improvement and so it did.Another great breakfast at our motel with biscuits and gravy..mmnnn...not,for those who wanted them.We nicked a few butter packs as they are handy on the road at lunchtime and you can't buy them at WalMart. We headed up MT-93 towards our intended destination of Kalispell with 112 miles to go it was going to be an easy day. Within a couple of miles of the motel and with the road ever climbing in a straight line a sign came up on the roadside that the chain fitting area was ahead.One can only imagine what the weather and temps in Missoula are like in mid winter...not for us !!!! Then it was down the other side and a short distance to the turnoff to the National ... read more