Glacier National Park entry gate before 6:00 AM when the ticketed entry was enforced. Having our pass, we could be a bit more leisurely. If you read my last post you know that we changed our plans; instead of spending two nights in East Glacier Park and heading home through Lolo Pass, fires required us to go back the way we came. So, we made reservations at The Finch in Whitefish, Montana – a little bit west of the western entry.
Category: National Parks
Road Trip to Glacier Day 5: Going to the Sun Road Eastbound
Travel: Date: July 13, 2021 As I have mentioned many times about this trip, my hope was to find a lot of trains to photograph. That hadn’t worked out as planned but we did see some beautiful sites. This day’s trip was to go through Glacier National Park and spend two nights in East Glacier.… Continue reading Road Trip to Glacier Day 5: Going to the Sun Road Eastbound
Arizona Trip 2020 – Northern Arizona
Visit Date: January 20, 2020 After brunch in Flagstaff, we headed down to Winslow, Arizona for a two night stay at the La Posada hotel. I’ve written about it before but I want to mention it again: La Posada is a beautiful old hotel worth visiting, even if you aren’t a train fan. The hotel… Continue reading Arizona Trip 2020 – Northern Arizona
Trip to the South: Great Smoky Mountains
Visit Dates: October 10-11, 2019 We woke up early because we had one of our longer drives – over 7 hours – to get from Savannah, Georgia to Bryson City, North Carolina with a stop in Charleston to drop Starr off at the airport for her trip home. Poor Starr, she had a long wait… Continue reading Trip to the South: Great Smoky Mountains
Trip to the South: Washington DC
Dates of Visit: September 28-30, 2019 Carla and her sister have been planning a trip to the South for about half a year now. We started in Washington, DC, and as of this writing we have been down to Williamsburg, the Outer Banks, Wilmington, North Carolina. Later we’ll hit Charleston, SC; Savannah, GA, then turn… Continue reading Trip to the South: Washington DC
