The day started cold and rainy, again. In fact, the clouds were so low we couldn't s
ee any mountain tops. Please note the very sophisticated tarp system we have rigged. As you can see, everything is dry, the dogs are getting along, and life is good. With rain in the schedule all day, we decided to take a road trip. We checked the weather radar on the internet (can't do anything without the internet) and most of the bad weather appeared to be south of us. So, we went north, with Cory's truck and the two dogs. And of course, it rained most of the day! Must be some of my niece Jaci's luck wearing off on me. :-)We decided to see some of the less touristy side of Glacier. So we mapped out a circle route from West Glacier to Columbia Falls to Eureka to Libby to Kalispell and back to West Glacier. All the way the clouds and rain dogged us. But on the other hand, traffic was light and the scenery was absolutely beautiful because of all the low clouds.
As part of the trip, we drive the sixty-seven mile Lake Koocanusa Byway. The lake was created in 1974 by the construction of a dam on the Kootenai River. The reservoir is ninety miles long, twenty miles or so that extends into Canada. In fact, the name of the reservoir comes from the first three letters of the Kootenai River, the first three letters of Canada, and USA. The name, while Indian sounding, was actually one selected from a contest to name the lake.
At the base of the dam, the river reverts to it's original state. What a beautiful river. In fact, we stopped at a boat launch site for a break and saw an osprey nest, as well as an eagle roosting. Made my day! Made it back to base camp by 5:00 and cooked dinner over the wood fire. Cory is sitting by fire reading and I'm just finishing the blog. Tomorrow's plans include driving the "Road to the Sun" Highway through Glacier National Park. Only 50% chance of rain tomorrow.
The trip is going very well, but I'm beginning to miss my friends from home.
Later........
Hey, this time the rain is not my fault! :)
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