East Glacier Park, MT

This is my second night at East Glacier Park and I may stay another. Unbeknownst to many travelers, there are two parts to this town. Last night I stayed on the other side of the tracks at a motel called the Circle R. It was the last place in town with rooms (I thought). After checking in I went for a walk. If you follow MT49 under the tracks past the big lodge there are several old style motels and "Travel Cabins" as well as a hostel. This is the "other side of the tracks" I took a room at the hostel for tonight and it is much nicer than last nights! I will stay here another night. If the hostel can't accommodate me, I'll try one of the 50's motor hotels.

Today I took a little walk. The path to Scenic point is 5 km (3.1 mi) each way. It starts at about 5000 feet and tops out at about 7500. It's steep! There aren't enough carbs in one pancake for that! The hostel is also a bakery. I suggest the lemon cookies. Especially if you are near bonk.

Scenic Point is a mountain. Not as high as its brothers but it still counts as one.

I didn't know I am old enough for a National Parks lifetime pass.

I had a bison brautworst for dinner. Luna's is a restaurant on the wrong side of the tracks that is known for it's Huckleberry pie. Deservedly so. Moose Drool is actually good beer. Hey! I needed carbs.

I took a lot of pictures but my bandwidth here is limited so I'll upload them later to Picasa.

There are a lot of hikers and slightly odd people at this hostel. They are interesting to talk to. I may have time-warped back to the sixties!