Thursday, July 14, 2011

Glacier National Park

Today we all woke up around 4:15 am so we could leave the house at 4:45 am so we could drop my aunt off at the airport. Then it was back to the house because I forgot my coat (very important). Then it was off to Glacier National Park!!!

About an hour in, our car started making a noise that we thought was the fan belt so we stopped and smoke/steam started bellowing out of the engine, and all of the antifreeze and radiator fluid dropped out. Not good. It was barely after 6, so nothing was open, although we did happen to break down in the right part of town; there were about 4 car fix-it places on that block. About 4 hours, one water pump, and $300 later, we were back on the road!

We took a wrong turn that ended up being a beautiful mistake. We were rewarded with mountainous breathtaking views where the scale of how huge the span was was near incomprehensible.

After finally getting into the park, we drove up to and worked our way around Saint Mary's Lake. All I can say is, if you ever get the chance to go to Glacier, St. Mary's lake is highly recommended. Here's some pictures:


Another really cool thing was when we were coming back through this tunnel, there was a bighorn sheep that we got to see go over the edge of the road!!! We even got a picture!

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