Above – Triple Divide Peak is on the continental divide, but has an even more unique quality – rain falling on the summit will flow to either the Gulf of Mexico to the Southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the West, or the Hudson Bay to the Northeast. Hopefully rain drops that get to know each other on the way down don’t get separated on this mountain, never to meet again.
First, a few photos of scenes from along the way…
We got a late start this morning as Scott was in a 2 hour Teams call with lawyers, that turned into a 2 ½ hour call. After a mandatory cool-down walk around the campground, it was close to lunch so we ate in Khan before leaving to explore more of Glacier National Park – this time, the Eastern Side of the pass.
We’ve been generally placing our Starlink Mini on the ground or a picnic table, but since this was a critical Teams meeting, we wanted to make sure there were no obstructions during the call. In this location, that meant putting the Starlink on Khan’s roof, a plan that worked very well as there were not disruptions at all. This was thanks to Tom who was limber enough to climb up Klan’s rear ladder to place and rotate the Starlink Mini.
Today we drove the entire Going-to-the-Sun Road, then drove back to West Glacier by going, for the most part, around the park. It was lots of mountains, waterfalls, scenic lakes, etc. See the photos above.
When we got back to West Glacier, it was near dinner time – at least for old folks. We stopped at the highest rated dinner spot (of the three or four possibilities,) the Glacier Highland Restaurant . Not a gourmet place, but fine nonetheless. After our different Bison meals (meatloaf and burger,) we splurged on Pie – something devoted readers will recognize we missed out on in Pietown months ago. The specialty here is huckleberry – sorta a cross between a blueberry and a cranberry. Scott got his huckleberry pie with ice cream. Tom got banana/chocololate cream, and a generous helping of Scott’s ice cream. Both pies were very good.
Tonight will be the first time we have spent three consecutive nights in the same place since Steinhatchee, Florida, where we spent a week.