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| I drove to West Glacier on one of my days off in August. The black bear was happily eating roadkill in the left lane! |
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| He was so close, I could have reached out the car window and touched him! But, since I didn't want to risk losing a limb, I stayed in my vehicle. :) |
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| After bear watching, it was time for a scone and milk at a local bakery. :) |
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| Downtown Kalispell |
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| Going-to-the-Sun Road Sunset |
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| ~Nikki, Dani, & Tyler~ We drove to Fernie, British Columbia one Saturday in August before Dani returned to Michigan. The town was a cute little ski village with lots of shops and restaurants. |
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| Fernie, BC |
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| We found a candy chop that still made chocolate with the original machinery from over a hundred years ago! |
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| This shop had every taffy flavor imaginable! |
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| I'm sure everyone could tell we had been isolated from civilization all summer---I think we all squealed with delight when we spotted the caramel apples. :) |
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| Tyler took the time to stop and smell the flowers. :) |
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| Dani was disappointed to discover that a Canadian restaurant did not serve Canada Dry ginger ale. |
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| Nikki was thrilled to find a quinoa cookbook. She is a fabulous cook and decorator! |
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| Cars! Traffic! People! It was overwhelming. ha! ;) |
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| We ate supper at an Italian restaurant on Main St. I ordered stuffed grape leaves (delicious and reminded me of Romania!) and pasta. |
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| On the drive back to St. Mary, we saw a herd of elk on the Canadian side. |
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| Home Sweet Home |
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| At the end of July, I was blessed to receive a visit from one of my dearest friends from college days, Arianne. She was traveling through Glacier on a road trip with friends from grad school. We explored Glacier and ate pie. :) |
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| She is funny, loves the Lord, has a zest for life, is adventurous, compassionate, and intelligent--I love you, Arianne, and I'm so thankful we are friends! |
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| We hiked part of the Highline Trail and were treated to spectacular views! |
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| Arianne loves all the pretty trees and flowers. |
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| Interesting plant |
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| The beginning of the Highline runs along the Going-to-the-Sun Road. There is a steel cable to hold onto to keep from falling over the side of the cliff!! |
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| Logan Pass |
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| Extreme rock climbing--oh yeah, we are intense. :) |
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| I love these mountains! |
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| The mountains are so awe-inspiring, a person can't help but shout "Thank you!" to the Creator for blessing the world with such a lovely place. |
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| Arianne was very excited about the waterfalls along the road. :) |
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| We went to one of my favorite places in the park, Sun Point. |
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| Flowers at the Cafe |
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| Arianne was quite impressed with the food at Park Cafe. :) She chose to order the Tasty Turkey (blue cheese, avocado, turkey, & bacon) for lunch. |
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| We ate lots of pie. :) |
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| Pie = happiness :) |
