Sharing GNP

Hello!!!  Summer is winding down...can you feel it? 

 Seems like it went so fast! 

Hubby and I were able to take a couple good camping trips in July and August, but only made it to Glacier National Park once, and that was this past weekend.

My parents spent thier summer in Alaska and luckily for us thier route takes them close enough to Calgary so they can stop by and visit us.  We decided that we should go camping together in GNP since my parents have never been there...I was so happy to show them the place that I really enjoy so much.

I hope you enjoy the pictures...they don't really do the place justice...but maybe some day you will go there yourself and see it first hand like my parents finally did.  And yes, they plan on going back again and again...

The first day was a bit rainy and very windy...and pretty cold, so we went to the Lodge in East Glacier and then later took a short hike to Trick Falls.

We took my parents on the drive through the pass and we were rewarded with wonderful views and a group of Mountain Goats enjoying the shade near a small waterfall.  Aren't they so cute?

There are so many pretty things to see in the park...BIG landscapes, to small little butterflies...

Cal had a good time bird watching...there are so many different kinds to take pictures of.  This is a Cedar Waxwing...

   We watched this Grizzly Bear walk around the mountain for a long time eating berries and such..then he dug a hole in the earth and laid down for a nap.

 Cal & I hamming it up for the camera!!

 I love how the late afternoon sun is sweeping down on
 those pines...

 Each night at the camp ground they had a Camp Fire Talk..this specific night was really interesting.  A "visitor" from the early 1800's told us what the area was like before our time, and how things used to be, and how the area got its name. 

 My Dad really enjoyed the area and told me he plans to come back again, which is just fine with me.  I am glad he felt the same sense of wonder and amazement we do about Two Medicine Lake.

Till next time...