Glacier National Park

On Thursday we left Cut Bank to head to the Glacier National Park area.  Before we even left that RV Park, the bottom hinge on the refrigerator door broke and we thought we had lost our 2nd set of MH keys.  The keys were in the driver's side door pocket (I wonder who put them there?  Jesse must have done that because according to Doug "There's no way I put those keys there").  As for the refrigerator door hinge, you can't just replace the hinge.  It's molded into the door, so we need a new door.  2-3 weeks for delivery, so we will make do until we return home.  At least it closes and stays closed going down the road.

We are staying at the KOA at West Glacier, MT.  It is one of the nicest KOA's we have stayed at.  Nice wide sites and free WI-FI.  No cable, can't even pick up a station off of our antenna.  (We really got to get signed up for satellite TV.  We have a dish, just need a receiver and a service.)  We were here a few years back, but they sure have expanded and improved the park.  There's a whole new area in the back.  Here's our site.  What a view!

Last night's pork chop dinner on Texaco plates.

Yesterday was our 13th wedding anniversary and we celebrated with a campfire and a game of corn hole.  If you don't know what that is, Google it.  Big time Cincinnati, OH game that we came to know and love from my sister Gloria and brother-in-law Ralph.

I'm grateful for my husband and grateful for our anniversary.  In 2009 when Doug got diagnosed with cancer, we weren't sure we would see that year's anniversary, but we got to celebrate in 2009, 2010 and now 2011.  Thank you Lord!

This morning we rented a car for our trip through Glacier National Park. Vehicles over 21 feet are only allowed to travel a short way, so a car is the only way to do the park.  Even though it was a week day after Labor Day, the park was very busy.  Much more so than the first time we visited here.  But last time, it was a bit later in the month and the weather was cooler.  It was only around 40 when we got up this morning, but it warmed up into the high 80's.  I guess the good weather has got people out here still.

Here are some of our favorite photos from the park today.

We got back around 4:00, I returned the rental car, came back and did some laundry.  Gotta still do all the necessaries even on vacation.  We sat outside with a campfire for about an hour and then Doug decided he was heading to bed.  The dogs went with him and it is so still and quiet in here right now.  It's made writing the blog tonight a snap.

We take off in the morning to head towards Yellowstone.  We're not sure if we will just drive all day and get there (doable, but it would mean a 9 hour day on the road) or just go about half way and let Doug have another chance to catch a Montana fish.  Dang those fish anyways.  Why are we skunked so far?

Like my friend, Dave Letterman says "Way too much coffee.  But if it weren't for the coffee, I'd have no identifiable personality whatsoever."