August 24, 2008We head north, crossing the state line just outside the park exit and head toward Bozeman for a brief ride on I-90 before heading to Helena. We decide to take a break from the RV and splurge on a nice hotel for the night. Helena is one of the smallest state capitals I have seen. There was not a lot calling us to stay so we headed north after filling the propane tank. The scenic road north was under heavy construction and after a short time we began to smell gas. We stopped and shut down the valve but could not trace the smell. After awhile it seemed to dissipate and we figured there must have been a little overfill on the tank. We wound our way north through Choteau and entered the Blackfoot reservation at Browning. With all our political correctness, we could not help but laugh at the local high school mascot "Home of the Indians"
It was a short drive to East Glacier and the entrance to Glacier National Park. We stopped to pick up a rental car since the main road through the park is not open to RVs. We then dropped the RV at the campsite before heading up to the Road to the Sun. We were advised to take advantage of the good weather since it was to be rainy the next day. The park is magnificent, looking like a scene from Lord of the Rings. The approaching storm clouds to the northwest west added to the drama of the scenery and we were lucky to almost complete the road before the rain finally came. After a rainy night in camp, we drove up to Manny Glacier Lodge the next day, then returned the rental car and headed west on Rt 2 before the severe weather moved in. We stayed in Kalispell that night where I painted a quick sketch of the river.
