Today is the day we departed Canada and entered the lower 48.
Breakfast at Chez François was amazing-specialty crepes & smoothies. Then we headed south, following the Rocky Mountain Range at our side.
We took the bypass around Calgary and met up with our yellow canola fields as well as hay fields and windmill farms. We saw lots of cattle, a flock of Canadian Geese and a few deer.
We had no idea we’d pass Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada near the Canada/United States of America border. We crossed the border at Piegan.
20 minutes from the international border is the St. Mary’s Entrance to Glacier National Park. We planned to stop in for one to two hours and ended up staying for five. Nate’s dad was a gear jammer at Glacier NP in 1965 so this stop was on our bucket list. We also have a 4th grader in our family which grants us free admission to US National Parks! The majestic views did not disappoint and both kids became Junior Rangers for Glacier NP. We saw a deer, 3 mountain goats and a herd of big horn sheep.
As we began our trek to the hotel, we found this gem. A beautiful landmark offering information about the Blackfoot culture, Glacier NP mountains and the Red Eagle Fire of 2006.
The majority of our 2.5 hour drive to Great Falls was in the dark. We are no longer in the land of the midnight sun. We completed 602 miles today plus 4 hours in Glacier. We are almost home.
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