Day 72, July 31^st, Extended break at Glacier Park.  It was a leisurely start to the morning.  We ate at the lodge and boarded one of the old tour buses (built in the 1930s) at 9 for an all day tour of Glacier Park.  The tour route was partially familiar to us since we drove in from West Glacier but riding the bus let all of us catch the views.  The “Jammers” have a cloth roof and inside the park the bus is opened to get a great view of the mountains and other scenery.  We didn’t see any wildlife, but we visited all the lodges, Lake McDonald, Going to the Sun Road (Logan Pass), and stopped many times for pictures.  The tour guide did a good job at providing points of interest and stories about the park.  It is very hard to describe all the vistas and beautiful views that we saw today.  I took a lot of pictures that I hope will capture some of the scenes.  We arrived back at East Glacier about 5pm and made contact with Sherm and Mary Williamson.  We met them about 9pm to make plans for our visit to Waterton National Park in Canada.  Unfortunately, Sherm had forgotten their passports and so they couldn’t accompany us to Canada.  It was absolutely great to see Sherm and Mary after many years. 

Lake McDonald from Apgar Village

Logan Pass

Isaak Walton Inn