Canada here we come

Lets just hope they let us back into the states!! After another long week with thousands of miles traveled we decided that we should make this trip an international one so we are heading north into Calgary today. Then we are going east into Saskatchewan, south into N. Dakota and S. Dakota. We have officially begun our slow journey eastward.

The last week we have visited Yellowstone NP and Glacier NP. Yellowstone was pretty crowded already but there was so much to see there we were able to see the tourist hot spots then steer clear of the masses of people. We saw Old Faithful erupt and many other semi-famous boiling ponds. The volcanic landforms are really neat and remind you of the power the earth has especially right under the park. Wildlife is plentiful too, who can blame the bison for wanting to hang out near the toasty warm mud pots.

From Yellowstone we drove north, stopping at Chico hot springs and taking a dip in the naturally hot water, into Glacier NP. Glacier was very pretty and probably my favorite park. The lakes were crystal clear greenish-blue placed in a backdrop of towering glacier sculpted, snow-capped peaks. We went on a hike to avalanche lake which had a great view of 4-5 waterfalls. We got out in lake McDonald on kayaks which was really fun but we did get splashed with the frigid water. The climate was close to New England in the summer...cool (40-50) at night and warm (75-85) during the day with just a touch of humidity. We came into the park at the right time too because they were just at the beginning of their season. They weren't too crowded and the snow was still melting strong so there were picturesque waterfalls everywhere.

ok that's all for now we have to hit the road.