Today marks a full month on the road for us. We spent last night boon docked on the side of the road by Connie’s Country Kitchen half way to Glacier National Park. Today we got up early and drove into Hungry Horse, MT where we parked the RV. Along the way up US 93 is cherry growing country and at Polson, MT they were getting ready for the cherry festival. We were tempted to stop but with an RV is it not so easy to find parking in small towns. All along the way were exciting garage sales. Big ones just calling us to stop but we drove on.

We were very impressed with Flathead Lake. It is huge and the water is crystal clear. The lake encompasses a surface area of 126,000 acres and is 30 miles by 15 miles in dimension, the largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi. It is definitely an area we want to spend some time exploring. Lakefest was going on at Lakeside and the runners were getting ready to take off. Balloons greeted us on the bridge leading into town and decorated the sidewalks throughout town. What a wonderful way to spend the beautiful summer day. Also along the way we saw stands selling cherries and huckleberries. We have not yet tried the huckleberries but that is a must. Every shop has huckleberry lotions, taffy, jelly, you name it, all made with the state’s own huckleberries.

We go settled in about 10:30 am and took off for Glacier National Park. We were very impressed. This is the way a National Park should look. Green with tall pines, firs, spruce, all types of conifers and hardwoods with ferns growing on the forest floor, beautiful crystal clear lakes and streams, and soaring snow covered mountains.

The Going-to-the-Sun Road is a marvelous drive and a times a terrifying white-knuckler for me. When “Squeek,” our cat gets anxious he calls in distress, “Meow, Meow, Meow,” very loudly. I found myself in that predicament on the one lane mountain road. The Going-to-the-Sun Road which is a National Historic Landmark is undergoing an 8 to 10 year rehabilitation project that began in 2007. At the highest and steepest park of the road traffic is controlled by an automatic red light system and down to one lane. On one side is the sheer rock cliff, the one lane of gravel road with the other one lane a deep trench cut with machinery waiting to continue the project. The work is mostly being done at night to provide less visitor impact. If you are coming to Glacier National Park be prepared for this roadwork. There is a free shuttle service once you are in the park. And you can take a red line bus tour. However you go the trip is well worth any obstacles.