Day 5 Entering the Mountains

After chatting with locals of Stanford, MT, over breakfast, we headed west again. One of my favorite memories about traveling west is seeing the mountains emerge on the horizon.

Arriving at Glacier National Park, we discovered that the route across doesn't open until June 18th; there's still snow blocking the road.

So, we drove around and are now happily ensconced in the Izaak Walton Inn in Essex, MT.

This inn is in the style of the Great Northern Railway with tons of pictures and memorabilia. Did I mention that the railroad itself runs directly behind the hotel? Amtrak comes by at 7:18 tonight and 8:30 am tomorrow with many freights in between.