Shortly after leaving Great Falls, Montana the guys happened upon an area where they saw a large herd of grazing cattle. Noticing this fellow leading his horse, instead of riding him left the group to wonder, "why?"
They discussed this back and forth over their helmet intercoms. Nobody had a plausible explanation for this.
It was finally just decided that he was just giving his horse a break.
There are four of these statues, like the one above, at each of the four entrances to the Blackfeet Nation. The artist that created them used materials that were available to him in the natural environment. Each statue is made from scraps of automobiles, bits of barbed wire and stones from Holy Family Mission. Each of the Native American Warriors are considered to be unique. Each part of the statues and their bases are made from materials that are specific to significant events in Blackfeet history.
Scenery en route to Glacier National Park
At the entrance of Glacier National Park
The road in the very lower left hand corner is now hard packed dirt with some gravel on it.
This will be good practice for the adventurers travel in parts of Alaska.
That's David resting on that giant rock.
Fred has a bird's eye view of the valley below that stone wall. Reynolds Mountain is in the background.
They reached the top!
Two Big Horn Sheep were hanging out at Logans Pass.
Other wildlife viewing opportunities at Logans Pass are Mountain Goats and the occasional Grizzly Bear.
Big Horn Sheep doing some major league shedding.
This Mountain Goat is in a big hurry to be somewhere other than this parking lot.
Joe, Fred and David, half of the group enjoying the scenery and seat break.
Ron stops to check out the snow up on Logans Pass.
Logans Pass, the highest point on the Going-to-the-Sun Road is located on the Continental Divide.
The elevation here is 6,647 feet above sea level. The area receives over 100 feet of snow per year!
The Going-to-the-Sun Road is closed in the winter. The annual snowfall makes travel dangerous then.
Flags flying at Logans Pass were at hoisted to just half staff, in honor of the 19 fire fighters that lost their lives battling the Arizona wildfires.
The man on the right that Stu is posing with , is from California. They met this guy at Logans Pass.
He is touring around solo on his motorcycle. Mike thought it was a good idea for the two to stand side by side in order to compare mustaches.
The gentleman was very gracious with Mike's request and allowed the guys to make their comparisons.
After he departed their company, Stu explained that this man was sporting a beardstache.
A mustache can only be grown from the upper lip. Stu is correct, I looked it up.
This red and black vehicle is a 17 person limousine. The vehicle was built in 1937 by the Ford Motor Company. Between the years of 1999 and 2001, Ford brought each vehicle back to their plant in order to re-build each vehicle. The national park owns a small fleet of these unique limos.
A close up, offering a better view of this 1937 limousine.
Ron getting a big bear hug at the Visitor's Center at Logans Pass.
Pray Lake and Sinopah Mountain in the Two Medicine area of Glacier National Park
Those pockets of snow are actually glaciers.
One of many waterfalls within Glacier National Park.
These photographs just don't do justice to the beauty of the area.
David and Joe working their way up the mountain.
Simply majestic.
They have those same "limos" in Yellowstone too... except they're yellow. I hope that giant bear is riding along on Dad's bike because there are 3 little munchkins who would probably love to play with that at his house!
ReplyDeleteJeez, I get to sit around, eat all this Carolina BBQ & hash whilst enjoying our beautiful country. Thanks, guys, and gal for making this possible. Stu, I am trying to grow a real mustache. Y'all have fun and be safe.
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