Glacier National Park Road Trip

A couple of weeks ago, my Dad said he wanted to go
out West and do some flyfishing. And he asked if
I wanted to go with him. I couldn't think of a
reason not to go. So we thought this would be a good
opportunity to head to Montana and Glacier National Park.

Glacier has been on my list of must-see places for
a long time. I had some vacation time just waiting for an opportunity like this.

I asked my oldest son, Jake who is 12 if he wanted to go with us. He shrugged and said, "Sure."

Less than a week after we first talked about the trip, we had
the truck loaded with Dad's fishing gear, my camera
equipment, and Jake's beef jerky. This
wasn't a vacation, it was a serious road trip.

As most of you know folks interested in photography, Glacier
doesn't disappoint. There are photo
opportunities at every turn. The problem for me
on this trip was there just wasn't enough time.
So Glacier is now on my list of places to return
and spend more time exploring. It may take several trips, who knows.













We drove over to the east side of the park where
there were fewer people and took a short hike. A
mile or so down the trail we were greeted with
this warning.




And a little further down the trail we saw a few
folks pointing and passing around a pair of
binoculars. It turned out it was this gentleman (or lady) on
a ridge above us.





While I like bears, I prefer them at a safe
distance. Had the bear been as close as these
animals we saw later, things may have been a bit more exciting.












We did spot Sasquatch. Who knew he wore Crocs?





And we did encounter the most dangeous, unpredictable and irritable of all the park's creatures....the "Old Geezer".





It's a long trip from Kentucky to Glacier NP. But the trip is worth it. The scenery is gorgeous and a landscape/nature photographers paradise.

The trip home presented a few photo opportunities as well. Near Lexington, Nebraska a thunderstorm was working it's way across the landscape. The lightening was pretty intense. But I discovered while getting these shots the mosquitoes were even more intense. Evidently they had not eaten in several days. Glad I could provide them with some nourishment.







It was a great trip, and if you get the opportunity to go somewhere with folks you love and care about, do it. You might not get the opportunity again.

Thanks for looking.

Greg