Thurs., Sept. 5
Travel Havre, MT to West Glacier National Park
When we left Havre this morning there wasn’t a cloud in the sky and it was
22 degrees.
Great to see some wild life
in the fields again, a herd of deer and 4 Prong Horns but flying by too fast
for pictures.
Then off in the distance
north of Chester we could see what looked like mountains but they were the
Sweet Grass Hills.
I can see how the
railroad coming through here helped these small communities grow.
We’ve passed four trains, long and loaded
with cargo and one was Amtrak.
Driving
through Shelby there was a parked train with Wind Mill parts on it waiting to
be transported.
Oil was discovered in
Shelby in 1922 but it didn’t last instead it grew as a hub for rail and
transportation.
Amtrak, saw them everyday
Back in Blackfeet Indian Nation and their reservation has 1.5 million acres
of land.
We drove through here back in
June.
Wow three months ago.
Lewis and Clark also traveled through here at
Camp Disappointment which now has a Historic Site marker.
It was as far north as they came on their
journey.
Looming ahead were storm clouds
and by the time we got to Browning, it was raining.
Browning is the hub of the Blackfeet
Nation.
The temperature dropped to 17
degrees from 26 at Shelby.
It was
strange coming into Glacier National Park, we were here on this road 3 months
ago.
The sun was back out and it was
warming up in the park.
We picked the
first campsite on the highway past West Glacier entrance.
Very rustic, Glacier Campground with their
logo;
“The way camping used to be.” We drove into West Glacier and checked out
their shops and also went into the Alberta, Glacier National Park Interpretive
centre.
In 1932 Waterton Lakes National
Park and Glacier National Park were officially joined as Waterton-Glacier
International Peace Park.
Waterton-Glacier
International Peace Park became a World Heritage Site in 1995 for its scenic
values, climate, landforms, wildlife and wild flowers.
We drove into the park and went through Apgar
Village.
The campsite is a ¼ mile away,
no services but very nice.
Too bad we
didn’t check it out instead.
Our campsite with a spot for the
Bogaert’s (home now)
Alberta Interpretive Centre
Daily Stats:
Today's distance:
412 km
Weather: Sunny then rain then sun w/clouds; High: 27 degrees;
Lo: 17 degrees
Diesel:
$3.93 Coram, MT, $3.899
Havre, MT
Wildlife: Herd of deer, 4 Prong Horn, 6 hawks, Magpies
Campsite: Glacier Campground $27 incl. W/E, Wi-Fi hotspot at office
Walking: 3 km
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