Blogs from Montana, United States, North America - page 66

Going-to-the-Sun Scenic Road The most famous highlight of Glacier National Park is the Going-to-the-Sun Road. The scenic drive is considered one of the most spectacular in America. I suggest that this is a don't-look-down kind of drive. Just pull off when you do, and you'll be fine, well maybe I still have trouble looking down. There are plenty of reasons to stop and park such as wildflower meadows, alpine vistas, and abundant wildlife. Going-to-the-Sun Road splits the northern and southern halves of Glacier National Park in two and crosses the Continental Divide at Logan Pass (6,646 feet). It climbs over the Continental Divide at Logan Pass. The most stunning section is the sheer western face of the divide below the pass. Many beautiful waterfalls can be seen in this area as well as wonderful alpine views. ... read more

So i talked about Las Vegas in my last blog...now its time to tell u the story of the tour of the Grand Canyon. It started at like 6am. The guide was called Chris and he picked us up from our hotel along with another family and a Chinese student. The family were quite a young family...well the kids anyways. They were from London and spoke in a real typical posh London accent which amused me and they were so polite. Bob and Helen were the parents and the kids were Jordan, Luke and Imogen. Their ages ranged from 6-12 and they were really cute and so nice to each other...i don't think i heard them bicker once...not like me and my sisters were fought a bit and we're a lot older than them! The Chinese ... read more

Habe meine erste Greyhoundfahrt in den Staaten hinter mir. In OZ waren fast nur Backpacker im Bus, hier war ich glaube der einzige Tourist an Board - und Fernseher gibt es auch keinen im Bus :-( Nachdem ich also rund 16h unterwegs war (von Washington habe ich nichts gesehen da wir um Mitternacht los sind) und seeeehr viel Gegend in Montana gesehen habe bin ich dann mal angekommen. Musste mir ein Taxi ins Hostel nehmen, zu Fuss bei der Hitze haette ich es gerade mal ein paar Blocks geschafft. Gestern bin ich es mal ruhig angegangen und bin mal zur Mall. Was nicht so einfach war da die Busse am Sonntag nicht fahren und ich somit zu Fuss unterwegs war so 45-60min. War dann auch im Kino und hab mir The Dark Knight angeschaut. Ja und ... read more

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, but the first few hikes were pretty nice without too many people around. We did run into a 30 minute wait at Logan Pass, so we were not able to hike the 10 mile garden wall trail which sends hikers across a narrow rocky path some 20 feet above the road and down through the continental divide. I was able to upload ... read more

We awoke early once again but instead of looking forward to doing something active in the beautiful ranges around Bozeman, today we were to start our journey back to London. The last leg of our round the world tour. Sarah and Joe had another guest arrive in the middle of the night. Tim was relocating his family interstate and letting them fly ahead so he could relocate the car and dog. It was nice to finally meet the man responsible for Sarah and Joes Nepal trekking holiday video. Salt Lake city was a days drive away but the price of internal flights meant we had opted for the drive so we headed out to the airport to pick up our budget rent-a-dent. As Leanne waited in Sarah and Jos truck, Matt raced in to get the ... read more