Monthly Archives: August 2014

Welcome to Canada – Waterton National Park, Alberta

Waterton Park, Alberta We left our spot in Johnson’s of St. Mary RV park and headed north to visit Waterton Lakes National Park, the northern Canadian portion of the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. The day was clear and cool as we … Continue reading

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Hiking the Highline Trail – Glacier NP

St. Mary, MT On our final day in St. Mary, outside the east entrance to Glacier NP, the sun finally came out!  We had to extend our stay here two days to take advantage of this day so we could … Continue reading

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Grinnell Glacier Hike

St. Mary, Montana After three days of steady rain on the east side of Glacier NP, the weather prediction finally had only a slight chance of rain under cloudy skies.  That’s good enough for us!  We headed back into the … Continue reading

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Avalanche Lake Hike – Glacier NPs

St. Mary, MT After a few days exploring the Two Medicine section of Glacier NP, we drove about 50 miles to the north to St. Mary, MT where we secured a spot for the motorhome at Johnson’s of St. Mary … Continue reading

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Two Medicine – Scenic Point Hike

East Glacier, MT When we first arrived here a few days ago we drove in to Two Medicine (part of Glacier National Park) to visit the ranger station and ask about some of the hikes in the area.  One of … Continue reading

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Two Medicine – Glacier National Park

East Glacier, MT After spending the past year on the east coast, we have been very anxious to get back to the great hiking sites of the west.  For the past month we’ve been slowly moving along US Rte. 2 heading … Continue reading

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A Buffalo Jump

Havre, MT Havre (pop 9,300) is another one of a string of towns along US Rte. 2 built by the Great Northern Railroad.  We stopped here for two nights to look around the town and to visit a well-known buffalo jump.  The … Continue reading

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Glasgow, MT

Glasgow, MT After entering Montana from the east, the first town of any size on Rte. 2 is Glasgow (pop. 3,250).  We took a site there for one night in a nice little RV park behind a motel and set … Continue reading

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Minot, ND and a Drive Through Oil Country

Minot, ND After waving good-bye to Terry and LuAnn near Devil’s Lake, we continued our journey across US Rte. 2 to the city of Minot, ND.  The trip was very enjoyable on a smooth, flat highway through miles and miles of … Continue reading

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Devils Lake, ND

Graham’s Island State Park, Devils Lake, ND After a brief visit in Grand Forks we continued our trek west on US Rte. 2 for about a hundred miles to the small town of Devils Lake, ND.  There we turned south … Continue reading

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