Day 35-last day in Glacier

Day 35-last day in

Glacier.

Well I woke up leisurely and actually took a shower in our trailer. It felt so good. Getting showers is harder than you think when camping. It’s hard to believe this is our last day in Glacier. It’s all downhill regarding the views. I’ll always remember the Rocky Mountains. So majestic. We decided to take the road outside the park to see if the route for tomorrow is okay. (It is). Because of Covid we are not able to go to East Glacier, and was wondering whether we could go through the Blackfeet Nation. They are under strict guidelines and don’t want massive tourists to bring anything in. We went as far as we could go before we had to turn around. By taking this road less traveled we had stunning views of the mountains and Two Medicine River and Lake. Our cameras do not do it justice but you’ll get to see what we could take. We were traveling to St.Mary via the Indian Reservation when nature called and I was hungry. We saw an interesting motel and cabins and a restaurant that said it was open. We got food to go. The most interesting thing was my discussions with two Native Americans who were waiting for their food. We talked about Covid and it’s impact on the reservation, amount of snowfall they get, etc. we noticed when we drive in the mountains there are big stakes along the road with red tops. They are taller than our truck. They are to show plows where the edge of the road is. He laughed when I told him a 10-12 inch snow was big in Va. He said that was nothing to them. In talking with the woman who was running the restaurant, she said Covid has hit them hard. They are celebrating 70 years of the family business and they will close probably tomorrow for the season. Their family also owns the motel and cabins. No one is showing up because East Glacier entrances are all closed. I sure hope her family has another form of income. On the way back we stopped at Goat Lick hoping to see goats. We saw nothing. Apparently in May and June they come down to the water and lick the rocks. It has nutrients that they need. Sometimes they are around in July and August, but mainly in the spring. Got some good pictures though, just no goats.😔 Tomorrow we leave to go to Fort Benton, Montana. There’s a big Lewis and Clark museum or something. We’ll know more later. We will only be 2nights and 1 day there. So until tomorrow.....

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