July 30, 2006
Road Trip : Part Three
(Glacier National Park, MT to Butte, MT) : 238.96 Miles
(Butte, MT to Logan, UT) : 360.97 Miles
Searching for a Sizzler...
For the love of god. (or dog, depending on which bumper sticker you prefer... you know... blah... 'is my co-pilot'), why are there so many advertisements for Sizzler... yet no Sizzler(s) to be found. To be fair, there were only three Sizzler billboards in Kalispell, MT : but none of them led me to my desired goal - dinner at a Sizzler (perhaps I wasn't meant to be driving across the country without a GPS system).
False Advertising...
So... despite my failure to locate a Sizzler for dinner, I figured that it wouldn't be too hard to find a Glacier in Glacier National Park... right? (the fact that it's summer, and the inconvient truth about Global Warming aside...) But as it turns out, there's only 1 easily visible glacier at Glacier National Park (Jackson Glacier)... Nevertheless, it clearly was worth the drive up to the Canadian border... especially if scientists are correct, and all of the glaciers in Glacier National Park are set to begin retreating as early as 2030.
Rest Days...
After pretty much driving non-stop from Friday afternoon to Thursday afternoon, I've decided to take some time off from driving and spend the weekend visiting friends in Logan (right by Salt Lake City), UT. (or at least, this is what I'm telling my hosts). The real reason is so that I can have some quality time with Magellan (who you might remember from my original posts in this blog almost three years ago). He's still so cute!
One day... he'll be mine (even if it means having to dog-nap him. Don't tell the Meibos family!).
(I always wondered how mountain goats got to the top of mountains... it turns out that they use stairs!)
(At least I managed to get a picture of one...)
(Don't you want to come on a long car ride, Magellan?)