Sunday, September 23, 2012

Hungry Horse Dam & on to Utah

 A few views of Hungry Horse Dam and area in Montana





Osprey nest above the dam area



Traveling together again in Shelby MT
Just a neat trestle bridge

                                     A couple of views across the states as we head to Utah


The trees are changing colors and are very pretty


Smoke in the air due to fires in Idaho-we saw this in 4 states

more changing colors

Look ma no hands!!!

The story of interstate 15

Traveling with good friends, but this is really close. LOL

Across the valley and all the smoke -hard to get good photos

This is just a little far from The Black Hills of South Dakota

A view across the valley
We took a back road --it was a little dusty

Road hazards

This and the following photos were the destination of our drive


                        The flowers below were found on the way to the historical site above




THE ROAD!!!!!



These two photos are equipment that was left as yard art work in front of the historical building

Aren't they dainty


Montana's Glacier N P, Side trip with friends


                    Remnants of the 1910 Cedar fire and the sign below about it.                   
The Avery Jail- Care to spend a night?

This is the forest we took a drive through with our friends.
Warren and Mari's summer home along the Clark Fork River in Montana
Remi the "thinker" at our lunch break

Warren and Mari at the river lunch break
Some of the beautiful flowers in our Avery stop.
A walk across a suspension bridge while Remi was helping below.
Remi helping a couple of Dr.'s change a tire. They did not even know where the jack was.
An Osprey nest above the river--waiting for dinner below
View out of the tunnel on our drive
The river
One of the railroad tunnels we now can drive through
Lunch break river area
The travelers, Remi, Bil, Barb, Mari & Toni--Warren took the photo

The train car in Avery
Isn't it beautiful

Remi giving Mari a drink at the old pump
Traffic backs up in one lane for road repairs as we go through Glacier
One of the stops along the way
There were lots of water shots along the drive as well as in Glacier
Some of the sights in Glacier National Park -A long waterfall


Cabin off the ground?? Bears??? Near Polebridge and some great Huckleberry ice cream

More streams

hanging valley with a small glacier


Toni in front of a large root system of a downed tree


One of the glacier's in the park


Another glacier

Glacier water makes for beautiful views
It was really foggy and overcast as we drove higher

A disbanded cabin near Polebridge


A stage in Polebridge

This is truly an outdoor restroom. I think I will wait, thank you.

Reflections in the water

The river flowing through the Glacier National Park


The traffic across the valley in Glacier Park

One of the rock tunnels
Along the drive we took

If you can't tell by now, I love waterfalls of any kind see below.