We left Sandpoint around 8:30 AM and headed east on HWY 2 into Glacier National Park. The drive was nice - about 4 hours but the weather was hit and miss. Sometimes foggy and sometimes sunny. We arrived in Hungry Horse, MT at about 2:00 and set up camp (time difference here folks).The campsite was really pretty - wooded and on a slight hill with newly built log cabin style facilities. It was a really lovely site, although we did not stay there that long. After unhooking and settling, we all jumped into the Van and headed into Glacier Park.
First stop was a truly American road stop dive called the House of Mystery. It claimed to have a real Vortex (ooooh!) so we had to check it out. I have some memories of a similar gimmick on a trip a long time ago so we thought we would give it a try. After forking over $40 for the tour, we were told we had to wait another 20 minutes. OK - nice try with forcing us to wander the gift shop. After about 30 minutes we were finally allowed to start what turned out to be an excruciatingly long tour of a natural collection of vortexes.
Our tour included "tricks" such as growing and shrinking people as the walked across mysterious lines in the vortex. The best part was the crooked house where you had to defy the vortex forces (gravity?). The kids had a blast, mom and I got seasick and Steve and dad were bigtime skeptics. But it was entertaining for a while....
We then drove up Going to the Sun HWY, driving directly into ominous looking dark clouds. Around Lake McDonald, we hit the storm, noticing white caps on the otherwise serene lake. Hoping to outrun the storm and potentially catching some sun breaks, we zoomed up the steep and rocky mountain. The road is narrow, windy and breathtaking (in more ways than one). We saw waterfalls cascading down layers of granite and steep cliffs dropping into crystal blue lakes and thunderous rivers carrying trees down the stream. It eventually cleared up a little and we were able to witness the glory of Glacier Park. Truly Amazing.
We then drove up Going to the Sun HWY, driving directly into ominous looking dark clouds. Around Lake McDonald, we hit the storm, noticing white caps on the otherwise serene lake. Hoping to outrun the storm and potentially catching some sun breaks, we zoomed up the steep and rocky mountain. The road is narrow, windy and breathtaking (in more ways than one). We saw waterfalls cascading down layers of granite and steep cliffs dropping into crystal blue lakes and thunderous rivers carrying trees down the stream. It eventually cleared up a little and we were able to witness the glory of Glacier Park. Truly Amazing.
Some favorite parts were the view from the top of Logan Pass, the Weeping Wall (literally a wall 
of granite that continually drip and splatters water) and the hundreds of waterfalls. We stretched our legs at the Visitor Center at Logans Pass and then began the steep decent down the mountain.
of granite that continually drip and splatters water) and the hundreds of waterfalls. We stretched our legs at the Visitor Center at Logans Pass and then began the steep decent down the mountain.We ran into the storm again and spent a wet and rainy night in the trailer. Thank goodness for awnings and raincoats. After showers and a brief story, the boys (again for the 3r night in a row) asked if they could go to bed. Not sure what we did to deserve that but it has been a true blessing. The night was cold but we all managed to stay dry at least.
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