On day three of our journey we arrived at the base of Lolo Pass, home to the wide and swift-moving Lochsa River and official gateway to Montana. Here we discovered the Lochsa Lodge, a huge log structure surrounded by guest cabins, which sits high atop the river gorge. It was an idyllic setting, perfect for a wedding or family reunion, or even just a beer and game of horseshoes.
Later that afternoon we pulled into Missoula. Cellphones dead, and having forgotten to mapquest our friend Kevin's address, we decided to drive around the city and attempt to locate his house based only on a street name and a Google maps satellite image we once saw. Hey, why not? It's vacation! Despite the fact that we often felt "we were getting CLOSE!" we failed to find it. Eventually we gave in to our thirst, found a nice-looking bar & grill instead, plugged in our phones, and called Kevin. Turns out we were less than a mile away.
Fast-forward ahead to day four, when we set out for Glacier National Park, this time with Kevin in tow. Our plan: to rendezvous with Ken & Shawn at a cabin on the outskirts of Glacier for a full-fledged P-town reunion. The drive (no less gorgeous than the first three days) took us past Flathead Lake, the largest freshwater lake east of the Mississippi. Amazing! And lucky for us, our Montana tour guide knew all the best places to stop...
The Raven: a little bit of Caribbean in the far north
Cheers!
After the requisite stop for all things huckleberry---pie, ice cream, beer, etc---we arrived at the "cabin" (which was bordering on luxury accommodations), where Ken & Shawn were freshly showered and waiting to tell us the tales of their three-day backcountry camping experience. How did it feel to get everyone together in such a beautiful setting? In a word:
Stay tuned for our adventures in Glacier National Park!
1 comment:
Wow! That cabin does look posh! Is that a flat screen tv I see? Who says roughin' it has to be uncivilizied?
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