back to seattle

Saturday 3rd August 2019

Today brings us to the long drive home from Glacier National Park to Seattle.  It was 530 miles and around 9 hours.  The trip was good and it seemed to go quite fast.  Stopped about half way for lunch at PopEyes Chicken and then continued on.  Got to the Larkspur Motel where we checked in and then went and grabbed some Ihop for dinner.  By this time we were wrecked and needed bed.  Big day planned for tomorrow in Seattle.

kind of funny seeing a Pontiac with Holden badges.
  usually we have it the other way around.

huckleberry milkshake

whitefish

Thursday 1st August 2019

Early start with some breakie and then a road trip for about 5 hours due east  towards Glacier National Park.  We were staying at Whitefish Montana which was about 50 minutes drive from the west entrance.  Once we arrived at the resort we got booked in and we were pleasantly surprised with how good the room was, it was like a 2 bedroom,  2 bathroom house.  There was a bbq on the balcony so we decided to get some meat and cook our own meal.  Yummy burgers and seasoned pork with salad all washed down with a couple of beers.  Early start tomorrow so we can get to the park and see the sites. 

shoshone falls, gardiner and yellowstone

Saturday 29th July 2017

Got up this morning and went for a drive to Shoshone Falls which is just a couple of kms from the motel out of Twin Falls.  It was a really nice little park and gardens and the main attraction being the spectacular waterfall.  The lady at the motel said it was worth it and she was right.  Side note to this is Evel Knievel tried to jump snake river which is at these waterfalls back in 1974.  Had a look there and then hit the road for Yellowstone.  We had to be at our motel before 7 pm and we weren't shore how long it was going to take to get there.  We hit West Yellowstone and entered the National Park.  The drive was slow and there was road work and gravel road for a few miles.  We headed north and got to Mammoth Hot springs and kept going to Gardiner which was just a few miles further.  Got the the motel and it was amazing.  Perched right on the river next to a bridge.  We were on the top floor and had a balcony that faced the river.  Went for a walk and checked out the town.  It was really cute and rustic and had lots of charm.  We walked to the Roosevelt Arch which is essentially the entrance to Yellowstone.  We choose a cool restaurant for dinner named Cowboys.  Had ribs and burgers which were pretty good.  Walked back to the room and sat on the balcony and watched the sunset.  Tomorrow we hit Yellowstone proper.