Butte to Hungry Horse, Montana

Be careful how you pronounce that city name-Butte! I am constantly correcting my dear husband who loves to joke about this city since it is the hometown of one of his best friends. We did enjoy visiting a mineral mine and eating one of Joe's pasties-a type of corn beef and hash "calzone" and riding our bike on a converted railroad bed.
Now on to Hungry Horse: gateway to Glacier National Park. Hungry Horse is but a "blimp on the screen" but has a lovely campground able to accommodate our moving house complete with shade trees and large pull through lots. It is our home base for this week of exploring the park. The first two days we hiked the Avalanche Lake Trail with magnificent views of creek, lake, and waterfalls, drove the Going-to-the-Sun road and hiked to St. Mary's and Victoria Falls as well as take a boat ride in order to hike to the Upper Two Medicine Lake.
Today our tandem was calling so we checked out a short bike trail in the park and ventured into the various campgrounds and other paved roads. Tomorrow we plan to go deeper into some "uncharted" sections of the park with our bike, probably having to maneuver on unpaved roads. On Friday I want to hike Logan's Pass, which still has a good dusting of snow and maybe Hunter will actually try some fishing in the park on Saturday before we break camp on Sunday and start the trek to Iowa.
Glacier National Park is one of God's prize art works!












P.S. Here's to anyone who might have ever lived in Montana:
"You know you are in Montana:
1 If you keep your snow tires on until June.
2.If you are passed when driving 75.
3.If the rodeo is the social event of the year.
4.If pasties are in restaurants and not girlie shows.
5.If the pickup trucks all have two guns and two big dogs.
6.If you'd like to live there.
P.S.S.
Did you ever see a miner carry a purse? Well, this one does!! Isn't he cute?