Yellowstone to Kalispell, MT (9/20):
Today was a travel day as we left Yellowstone for Glacier National Park in northern Montana. On the way out of Yellowstone, we stopped at the Mammoth Hot Springs area and saw these crazy steppe terraces that are continually being carved by hot spring water that flows in constantly shifting patterns down the hill.
In the whole twelve hours that we've been in Montana, this is probably my favorite state so far. Yes, the sky is big (huge, even). We stopped in Missoula for a couple hours so that Brad could watch the Browns-Broncos game in a sports bar near the University of Montana. (Which went as expected, give Quinn some more time and he could become the next Tim Couch. -B) I'd love to spend a lot more time there--it reminds me a bit of Portland. The downtown area seems to be really active, and there are lots of people walking around instead of driving and tons of bikers. Now we're in Kalispell on the outskirts of Glacier. It also has a really nice, historic, walkable downtown area, though it's pretty touristy and filled with people like us getting ready to head into the park. We have some grand plans for some long hikes to glaciers, and the park is supposed to have some of the most spectacular views in the US. Until later...
-M
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