http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Montana/Kalispell/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Montana , Kalispell en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:22:18 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:22:18 UTC Morning dawned cloudy but with promise of improvement and so it did.Another great breakfast at our motel with biscuits and gravy..mmnnn...notfor 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 MT93 towards our intended destination of Kalispell with 112 miles to go it was going to be an easy day.Within a http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Montana/Kalispell/blog-321114.html We spent the day in Glacier National Park on the Canadian border of Montana today. I have been to Banff and Jasper park and Glacier is right up there with some of the most spectacular views of glacial lakes streams waterfalls and of course rocking peaks. We drove up the Going to the Sun road and had another beautiful day for wandering around the parks. There was no signs of any bears or moose b http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Montana/Kalispell/blog-313035.html What a reunion You can tell by the video that these people know how to party We have had a blast over the past two days with Patty's mom's family the Liebhardts. It the first time in a long time that the 11 first cousins and all their kids were all together. Big Sky dave hosted on his awesome house on Flat Head Lake in MT. He had all of the toys boat wave runner skis tubes. There http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Montana/Kalispell/blog-299383.html Last night was pretty fun. I hung out at the Kauffmanrsquos and they have 2 boys at home that are close to my age. We share a lot in common in that we like to wrench on things and ride fast machines. They are all pretty laid back and it was nice to relax for the evening.I left this morning to go drive around Glacier National Park and I spent about 9 hours on the road. The scenery in the p http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Montana/Kalispell/blog-299200.html Wed Sept 19 Arrived in the lower 48. It feels great and prices are very exciting Crossing the border was different with the agricultural person coming onboard to se if we had any banned substances. Our fridge was pretty bare so once we got through customs we headed to the store in Oroville to stock up. Drove south to Tonasket and filled up the RV with gas before heading east on 20 through the m http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Montana/Kalispell/blog-205013.html As planned we set sail on the good ship Malaspina en route to Bellingham for a three day poor man's cruise. A unique setup where you are permitted to pitch a tent on the upper deck or win the dash for a sun lounger on the open sided solarium also on the upper deck. We were well prepared and even beat a German couple at their own game. The next three days were spent cruising through the now famous http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Montana/Kalispell/blog-200837.html HELLO TO ALL IN GEORGIAWE ARE STILL IN MONTANA. WE TOURED GLACIER NATIONAL PARK TODAY. MOST OF THE ROADS ARE STILL CLOSED. STILL SNOW ON THE MOUNTAINS. WEATHER WAS 82 TODAY AND WILL BE 62 TOMORROW. WHAT A CHANGE. GLACIER PARK WAS BEAUTIFUL. DIDN'T SEE MUCH OF IT BUT ENJOYED WHAT WE DID SEE.WILL BE LEAVING HERE TOMORROW GOING INTO CANADA. HOPE THAT GOES WELL. I HEAR THEY CAN BE REAL PICKY http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Montana/Kalispell/blog-154320.html Today was to be the start of our ldquoGlacier National Park Adventurerdquo Our thought was that the weather would be least intrusive early in the morning Maria had encountered this phenomenon while climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro so we should start early and see how far we could get. The other consideration was that part of the ldquogoing to the sun roadrdquo will be closed on September 18th http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Montana/Kalispell/blog-89044.html