Problems - But Not Ours This TimeJul 10, 2011
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Solitude
| As we were leaving White Sulphur Springs, we spotted 3 antelope and 2 fawns. We hadn’t spotted many antelope on the way up here, and now we see 7 in two days and all of them within a mile of town. And then Carolyn spots a herd of 18 about 10 miles from town. That is the most we have seen together in one place. We are still having trouble with the low coolant water indicator so I stop at a pull out and check it and sure enough, it’s down again. I still have antifreeze so I fill it up and figure I will check the hose connection again when the engine is cooled off. We drive through big meadows of grass and wheat with pine trees sporting themselves on top of the mountains in the distance. The roads are much better than the ones we traveled in Wyoming. At least we aren’t getting bounced all over the place. We get to Salmon Lake about 3:30. We couldn’t get a spot reserved. The ones we could fit into were first come, first serve. We are in luck, no one has taken it and we will fit. Most spots are too small for us. They charge more for the spot because we are not Montana residents. It is $28 a night for electricity only. It still is nice. We have pine trees all around us and we have plenty of room between sites. Showers are $1 for 3 minutes. We decided to take a walk and see the lake after dinner. It’s a little warm as we walk, but not too bad. We find a wooden walking path over a stream and standing water. We stop to get a picture, but are soon chased out by the mosquitoes. The lake is very beautiful with a small island in the middle. The pine trees come right down to the water. Carolyn really likes it. The next morning, we decide to drive about 5 miles to the next lake and go for a walk. This was our second choice if Salmon Lake was full. The campground had mostly smaller spots, but the lake was bigger. We found a road that ran around the lake and got about a 2 mile walk in. We headed back home to get cleaned up and work on the journal. We had someone new come in across from us and they worked all afternoon trying to get their tent trailer set up. They have a motor that raises and lowers the roof, but it conked out on them when it was halfway up. There is no manual way to raise or lower it. Finally 3 of us showed up at the same time to offer help. No one could get the motor to run so we finally got on all four corners and raised it up and put branches under the corners to keep it from falling down. At least they can use it tonight. They will have to get someone to come fix it, luckily it’s still under warranty. It’s a good thing we got it up, because it started to “rain” at 8.00pm. Tomorrow we head for West Glacier. Glacier National Park has been on our list of places to see for a long time. One of our neighbors told us the “Going To The Sun” road is not going to be opened until Wednesday, July 13th. That is the road that cuts through the center of the park. They are still plowing snow. In one area, there is a drift that is 80’ deep. Yes, that’s feet, not inches. We might have to break out our jackets in July. Check online to see all the pictures of the 2011 snow removal (http://www.flickr.com/photos/glaciernps). |
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