Tiff vs Montana: Speechless!

This past Saturday, I traveled to Glacier National Park with my friend Jeremy. We were planning to go in two weeks, however, Jeremy's camping trip got canceled due to blood sucking fiends (mosquitoes), so we went this weekend.

Now, I have gone through the mountains just on Highway 2 to go to Kalispell for my birthday. To me, those mountains were just not as big as I was thinking Majestic Mountains were supposed to be. I was right!

Jeremy and I went through one entrance to the park, only to find out that it was the wrong entrance for what we wanted to do. We planned on driving the "Going to the Sun Road." So, we turned around and drove to St. Mary, where it begins. The first view inside the boundary to the park was beautiful. It was St. Mary Lake surrounded by mountains. Throughout the drive, we frequently stopped for photo-ops. There was construction on the road as well, causing us to wait for several minutes at a time to get through the one-lane road. We got to the continental divide at Logan's Pass and got out to see the sights. There was LOTS of snow up there. I got a couple of pictures standing on the snow.

Taco, Jeremy's dog, accompanied us on this excursion. He is a mini chihuahua! (Pics below!) Taco is a ferocious dog when he wants to be, and a spoiled baby at other times. He was spoiled that day by me! Taco's mission in life is to chase anything that moves. While we were at Logan's pass, Taco caught sight of a ground squirrel. What a sight! He also poses for pictures!

After we left the park, Jeremy showed me a few places of interest on the West side of the mountains; Hungry Horse Dam, a natural spring (got to drink the water!), his sister's house, and his parent's house. I think the most beautiful sight after the park was his parent's log cabin. I was rendered speechless by its beauty! Everything in it is custom made! It has a tree in the middle of it! Not to mention, the black bear on the loft! It was truely a magnificent sight!

On the way home, Jeremy took me to get a Back Room Burger, which is made with Indian Fry Bread and is delicioso! After that, we stopped at the Goat Lick (a place where goats lick rocks for the salt), and took lots of pictures of the goats. Then we hit a hail storm on the road, saw two rainbows side by side and then made it home.

All in all, it was the best day that I've had in quite a few months. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with Jeremy and Taco and the MAJESTIC ROCKY MOUNTAINS!

Here are some pictures from the trip!

Jeremy and Taco driving!