Family Time in Montana

 Our next stop was Helena, MT. Dave’s mom Sara met us there. We stayed with his Aunt Myrna and Uncle Jerry. And we also got to see his Uncle Hank and Aunt Vicky. It was great to spend time with all of them. It was nice to just hang out, relax, and do laundry. Uncle Hank took Dave and the big boys out to fish one morning. They used a technique called trolling, where they left the poles in the water and trailed their line as they slowly went by. They caught nothing at first, but by the end caught several rainbow trout a piece. While the boys were fishing, Uncle Jerry, Aunt Myrna, Sara, Annabelle, Liam, and I went out on their boat to Canyon Ferry Lake. We rode around the lake, and played on the shore for a little bit. The breeze was so nice and it was a beautiful day to be out on the water. When the boys got home Uncle Jerry showed the boys how to gut and clean the fish. The next day, Dave grilled the fish with lemon, butter, dill and garlic for dinner. It was delicious and so satisfying for the boys to eat what they had caught.

 

Canyon Ferry Lake 

Sara, Aunt Myrna, Matty (their dog), and Uncle Jerry 

Fishing with Uncle Hank

Enjoying their beautiful backyard

Aunt Vicky and Dave getting the fish ready to grill 

Dave learning how to debone the fish from Uncle Jerry and Uncle Hank 

Dinner was delicious! 😋 

Aunt Myrna, Uncle Jerry, and Sara offered to watch our kids so Dave and I could go on a date to celebrate our 18th anniversary. It was so kind and we were really grateful. Per their recommendations we had dinner at Wassaweiler which was an old historic home. The food and wine were amazing and we were really grateful for that time! 

Glacier National Park

 We said goodbye to our friends as we headed north to Glacier National Park and they headed south to the Grand Tetons. It was so wonderful to camp with them the past few weeks. We took some time at a local laundromat to both wash clothes and take showers. After a week at Yellowstone I was very ready to clean up. We also found a yummy food truck area where we got delicious bbq and tasty huckleberry scones. After we were clean and fed we drove the 6 hours up to Two Medicine Campground at Glacier NP. 

I will never take for granted the ability to do laundry again. 

Yummy food truck lunch spot 

Cozy rest time in the basket 

Our first morning in Glacier we woke up to a female mountain goat in our campsite! We drove up the Going-to-the-Sun-Road for beautiful views and hiked the Three Falls Trail to Barring Falls. On our way back Dave and the big kids jumped into the lake. It was COLD, but bright and refreshing! Liam and I stayed on the path building rock houses. We also hiked the Trail of Cedars which was a shady hike on the boardwalks through the forest. We had a short, but memorable time at Glacier NP. Dave said this was his favorite park so far and can’t wait to come back! 

Our campsite at Two Medicine 

We made it to Glacier! 

Still in Montana, but the park extends into Canada 

Our hike on the Three Falls trailhead 

Barring Falls 

Enjoying the glacier water 

Building rock houses with my buddy 

There were these stunning water falls along the drive 

Waterfalls and rainbows 

Mountain goats!

Hiking the Trail of Cedars 

Morning view and quiet time of Pray Lake near our campsite 

Moss on tree branches…all the beautiful wildflowers and trees made me think of my mom! 

A butterfly came to visit Liam 

Fishing at Two Medicine Lake before we head to Helena, MT 

A few big horn sheep came to say goodbye