Our final train journey. It has been a wonderful experience, and I can't praise Amtrak and their staff highly enough. Another overnight, but before it got dark we saw Glacier National Park again from the train, and into Idaho. In the morning we were in...
Today its time to explore Browning, where we have been staying. It is on the Blackfoot Reservation with a population of 9,000. Our guide on Saturday told us there were 16,000 members of the Blackfoot Nation. As with most reservations I have seen it looks poor and...
Another beautiful day weatherwise, and more beautiful scenery as well. Today we drove over to the West Glacier Entrance of the park, about 60 miles from where we are staying in Browning. We went down and around the bottom edge of the park, the opposite direction...
What a day I have had! We took a tour through Glacier National Park, up to the highest levels where there is a paved road. The taller mountains still towered high above us. I saw two glaciers (my second bucket list item on this trip - the train west being the...
Next stage on my western train adventure is the Empire Builder itself! We got on the train in Chicago at 2:15 pm and headed west. We settled into our sleepers and did a little exploring. The train was very full - this is a popular trip. The observation car was...