Glacier National Park

Over the 4th, we headed over to Montana and into GNP. Since we live in ND, we are closer to many neat places in the west, and we are now taking advantage of that.

These are all iphone pictures, because apparently when you have a smart phone, you forget to charge your regular camera.

The first day we spent in Whitefish, Kalispell and Hungry Horse.
This is going up the chairlift at Whitefish Mountain Resort.

At the top, with my husband showing off his red-neck helmet cam (his phone clipped to his hat).

We did the alpine slide there too, which was fun. Whitefish is such a neat little town, and I would have loved to have some more time there. One thing I need to say- Piggyback BBQ. Eat there.

Ahh, a sleeping baby.

The second day we went on a helicopter tour of Glacier. I was excited that it was something we could do with Barrett along.

Amazing views. Simply awesome.

On top of this hill is a fire tower. We learned that someone (a volunteer) lives up there for the summer and their food and supplies are brought in by pack mule.

This ridge is the Continental Divide.

Awesome glacial lakes.

Next on the agenda was a drive through the park on the Going-To-The-Sun Road. We stopped to hike along the way.

Mark wouldn't be Mark if he didn't do something along these lines.

A beautiful view. This is on the west side of the park, where it seems the views are more stunning than the east side.

On the east side, we got to visit with some ND friends, and Mark taught Barrett how to use a hatchet.

Our third and last day, we did some more hiking.

It was, of course, gorgeous.

B hanging out.

If you like camping, hiking, and awesome mountain views, then I think that Glacier National Park is a must-see. I would love to go back and hike some more (especially without kids).

Summer is flying by, as usual

Barrett at 8 months, photo taken by Sarah Selle

Barrett and I traveled to MN with Jocelyn and her kids. We enjoyed a wonderful two weeks at my mom and dad's, just hanging out, swimming, visiting, meeting a sweet new niece, getting eaten by all those Minnesota bugs... It really was heaven (minus being away from Mark). Barrett was so stimulated that he started crawling and pulling himself up while we were there. He is suddenly a very energetic baby. 

His torticollis is halfway better. If I keep up the stretches, his physical therapist thinks he will be straight in a month or so- good news!

Medora Musical

It's kind of a big deal in Medora. It's a "Broadway-quality" musical that runs every night over the summer. I've been meaning to go ever since we moved here, and finally I made it there.

The Burning Hills Amphitheater is nestled down in the Badlands, which makes for a very pretty backdrop.

The music was wonderful, and fun! I would definitely recommend the musical for people of all ages.

Enjoying the outdoors, etc.

We've had quite a few rainy days lately, so when the sun comes out, we get out! Over Memorial Day weekend, we hiked at Teddy Roosevelt with Mike, Jocelyn and the kids. It was a long hike, but the kids were real troupers!

On the way home, we stopped to explore an old historical home. I called it a "sod house", but I think it's actually made of local limestone, wood, and sod. These kinds of things fascinate me. Were they shorter back then? Why are the doorways and ceilings so low?

Last weekend, we fished. Unfortunately, we didn't catch much.

I just love, love, LOVE diapers on the line. Hooray for sunny days and clean laundry!

Remember this sweatshirt? It fits Barrett now. Just in time for the Wings to lose.

On the rainy day, we have friends over. 

I am looking forward to some sun in the next week! And also some time in MN in the next month.