Storm on the Lake

This morning we got up and headed south.We went to the town of Poulson. K wanted to go to some store that makes and sells stuff with goose down. The store is called the Three Dog Down store. K was telling D that they had different weights of down comforters. They measure them as 1/2 dog, 1 dog, 2 dog and 3 dog. Now, we don't know about you - but it makes us a little nervous to think of a 1/2 dog. Maybe they're talking like a poodle, or a terrier... let's hope so. D was saying that they only need one Bosco to make the warmth of a 3 dog comforter.

We drove around the whole Flathead Lake. It's a really big lake that people sail on - when it's not snowing or raining.

In the afternoon - we headed back to Lake McDonald because there were big thunder clouds and K wanted to see a storm on the lake. Well, she did.
You can see the storm coming across the water and you could hear the thunder. We only got rained on a little bit - but it was SO worth it.
This is what it looked like...

Still In Hungry Horse

We're actually staying here until K flys home on the 2nd. (we really don't know how she's going to fly - but that's what we heard)
We spend the day driving and hiking and taking pictures and just enjoying the clear clean air and beautiful countryside. The lilacs are in bloom and smell SO much better than the ones at home. (these actually have a smell)


There is an area in Glacier National Park - called the trail of the cedars. It's a dark, overgrown, moist area of cedar trees. It hasn't burned since the 1500's - so it's got some pretty big trees. K was hiking on the trail when she was followed for a little while by this deer.


The lake was back to it's beautiful self today.


We'll see what tomorrow brings.

Hungry Horse, Montana, USA

We left Banff today and headed back to the USA. Once we crossed over the Canadian Rockies - the sky was blue with big puffy white clouds.
We didn't have too much trouble crossing the border this time - we were ready for them. We didn't have any plants, meats, fruit, or green onions. Did you know that green onion carry some kind of moth that the folks here at home don't want. Now, we're only dogs but... it seems to us that these moths could just fly over the border when no one's looking... but that's just us.

K & D just love Hungry Horse. Something about huckleberries. We set up camp at Montain Meadow and settled in.

The 26th was Memoral Day and K & D's wedding anniversary. They've been married for 28 years. That's a really long time. We've only been with them for the past 4 years. Woof, we've only been around anyone for the past 4 years. We're just pups - but we're always ready to travel.



Memorial Day was a little cloudy - but beautiful.
Here's a picture of Lake McDonald.


Spring came a little in Montana and then Winter took over again. With a bit of warm weather and then cold rainy weather all of the streams and rivers and lakes are flooded. The Flathead river is just 5 inches below flood stage. This is what most of the rivers in the area look like.


The days are so long here - the sun comes up around 5:00 a.m. (we let K & D sleep until 6:00 a.m.) and then it's still light at 10:00 p.m.
We went back to Lake McDonald for an evening drive and K took this picture at 9:45 P.M..


More tomorrow!

Banff, Alberta Canada

Well, it's still raining. And now it's also cold.
Who's idea was it to go on vacation in the Spring! Woof!
The day time temps are in the 40's and night time temps are in the 30's.
We spent several days here in Banff and then decided to head to Montana.
We didn't let the rain stop us and K & D took us to some of their favorite spots.
We went to Lake Moraine... (frozen)


Then we went to Lake Louise... (partially frozen)


We also drove along the Ice Fields Parkway - stopping at Bow Lake - which is (in the fall) so blue the color is just unbelievable. But now... (frozen)


OK, K & D say "uncle". We're heading to Montana!

Waterton International Peace Park, Alberta Canada

We made it to Waterton!
It rained all the way from Agusta to Waterton. But we're not going to let that get us down. We checked into the campground - it was really nice - there were only about us and maybe 10 other campers. It was so quiet there that the deer just hung around. We didn't bother them and they didn't bother us.


We went up to one of the inner lakes only to find that it was still frozen. See? Doesn't it look cold? It was!


We then went up to see the Prince of Wales Hotel. It wasn't opened for the season yet - but it was still really pretty from the outside.


K & D decided we should go on an head up to Banff, so... we did.

Agusta, Montana

We headed out this morning, going toward Waterton International Peace Park. It started raining and basically kept raining. We stopped in a little town - Agusta Montana. Agusta has a population of about 200. The campground in town was pretty much an open field - but they did have electricity. We were also able to get reception on the one TV channel. It was really a good thing because we were able to find out that there was a tornato warning. Now for that #1 travel questions... what COUNTY are WE in. K checked out the road atlas which showed that we were OK. The tornado was in the next county - about 40 miles away.

We had a couple of nice horses in a pasture next to the campground. D wouldn't let us get too close - because Bosco just likes to bark and growl like a tough guy. He doesn't scare me though - we're still good buddies. He's just noisy.
Did you see the picture of the horses? ... notice the dark sky.

Grand Teton's & Yellowstone

K finally arrived and we've officially started our vacation.
We spent the weekend driving around Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Teton National Park area.

We made lots of photo stops for K. We had a great time although we didn't get to get out much - something about bears. K & D kept talking about seeing animals - hellooo - we're animals. I guess we weren't what they were looking for. All in all they were pretty happy - they saw lots of bison (they're everywhere) and elk (there's a lot of them too) and a moose, and a wolf and a fox and the big catch a BEAR. No wonder they wouldn't let us out of the truck to run around. Now, K might try to tell you that she hiked deep into the back country and tracked this critter for hours before being able to get a clear shot of him. Don't let her fool you - the little guy was about 50 feet from the highway, there was a Park Ranger directing traffic and people so no one got too close. There were probably 75 people standing there taking it's picture and one guy running around yelling GRIZZLY. Woof - what's the big deal. Just looks like a big sheep dog on steroids!

We drove up to Old Faithful and waited until it went off so K could get a picture. It's pretty neat, although it looks like someone knocked over a fire hydrant. Grrr!

We also drove over to Jackson Lake and Jenny Lake. Very pretty areas - but we couldn't get out - mud, snow, and then there's those bears again.

The weather has been great. The day time is around 70 to 80 and the nights are in the 30's and 40's. Good sleeping weather. Although we can sleep anytime.

Here's a slide show of some of the things we saw. (you can click to see them bigger or slow them down)




Tomorrow, we're off to some place in Montana. We'll write more when we have a connection (and when K will help us).

We're On The Road Again...

We all set to go on vacation again. Yipee!

We're not sure what happened to the box - but one day it was taken away and a new really big box showed up. It's nice that we have more space where we live - but we lost our space while we travel. There's this big metal thing in the space where we used to ride.
Oh well, we still have the back seat. (don't tell K but we take turns sitting her her seat until she joins us).


We left home yesterday and drove as far as Cedar City, UT. We've been there before - so we didn't stay very long. We just slept there and then headed out again.

Today we drove all the way to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. We have a few days to wait for K to arrive - but it's worth it. We have a nice camp site with a great view. We saw a moose and a couple of bison driving in tonight. We're going to sleep now. We'll write more in the next couple days.