The Phallic Road Trip

We were hoping to get out this morning in jackets and shorts to hike around Glacier, but we’ll probably have to stick to jeans. It’s currently 38 in the park, with a high later this afternoon of 51.

Isolated thunderstorms are supposed to set in around 2, so we’re up early this morning. It’s 7:20 right now and John and Justin are taking turns taking showers. Hopefully, we can load the car and grab some quick breakfast in the next hour, so that we can start the drive over.

We spent the night here in Whitefish, Montana, about 25 miles from the west entrance of the park. There’s a 9-mile trail we’re hoping to do called the Iceberg Lake Trail, which seems to be “the” trail to do if you only have the chance to do one. The trail entrance is on the east side of the park, so it might take a little while to get there.

Though it’s early, we’re mostly well-rested. We got into Whitefish early yesterday and checked into a hotel at around 5 o’clock. We picked up some beer and Taco John’s — “The Fresh Taste of West-Mex” — and watched the basketball game, Talk Sex with Sue Johanson, and some coverage of the British House of Commons — surprisingly entertaining.

We were on the road for about 250 miles yesterday, winding north from Butte, through Missoula on I-90, before taking a beautiful state road past Flathead Lake to Whitefish. Yesterday was some of the most scenic driving yet. Unfortunately, I didn’t get any pictures since I was driving — just a few of the huge lake when we pulled over.

I was going to pass my camera to John — who was riding shotgun — but his hands were full with the iPod, the GPS and his phone, which he was using to follow the Yankees game.

Not sure what time we’ll leave the park today, but we’re figuring sometime between 2 and 3, given the chance for rain. Afterwards, we’ll get back on the road, cross the border, and make our way to Calgary for the night. Might be a slow drive — another 200 miles — but we hopefully won’t get in much later than 8.

Next stop: continental breakfast. We haven’t been taking advantage of these, but will today for the first time.

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