Den & Kath's Vacation
'99 - Days 8 & 9
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the day 9 map
Sadly,
on Sunday it was time to head for home. We got an early start over Logan Pass
to the east side of Glacier. We were leaving the entire east side of the park
unexplored, but we'll be sure to remedy that on a future trip. It was surprising
how quickly you leave the mountains behind when heading east out of Glacier.
You can see them for a long time in the rear view mirror, but you're immediately
on the wide-open plains of Montana. The plains just seemed to stretch on forever,
nothing but grasslands and rolling hills and old homesteads, which does make
for some interesting pictures.
When
we reached North Dakota, we hopped off the interstate to take a drive through
Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
This park is known as the North Dakota Badlands, but it seems much more hospitable
than the South Dakota Badlands because the terrain supports some trees. We
were lucky enough to see buffalo, prairie dogs, mule deer and wild horses during
our short time in the park. Leaving the park, we drove on through the night
across North Dakota.
And finally, as
the highlight of the trip, it was time to celebrate our 1st wedding anniversary.
We pulled off the interstate in Bismarck, North Dakota, and with only 1/2 hour
left on the day of our anniversary, we toasted each other with sodas and sandwiches
at a Denny's restaurant. It wasn't exactly the Waldorf, but the whole trip
was a fine celebration of way we choose to live.
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Sadly,
on Sunday it was time to head for home. We got an early start over Logan Pass
to the east side of Glacier. We were leaving the entire east side of the park
unexplored, but we'll be sure to remedy that on a future trip. It was surprising
how quickly you leave the mountains behind when heading east out of Glacier.
You can see them for a long time in the rear view mirror, but you're immediately
on the wide-open plains of Montana. The plains just seemed to stretch on forever,
nothing but grasslands and rolling hills and old homesteads, which does make
for some interesting pictures.
