West Coast Vacation-Day Nineteen

It seems like I've been gone so long and have been so many places I sometimes think I'm in another state. It's still Montana though. Headed East out of Kalispell pretty late but I was beat from the day before (or should I say from all the talking?) so it was OK. I stopped at the West Glacier Visitor's Center, got my patch and a couple of other things--still haven't found the cookbooks for this state. My Amazon order just gets bigger. It was rainy, cold and cloudy through the park so I couldn't see the high peaks. Big bummer. Also the Road to the Sun wasn't open all the way so I had to come around the south edge. It was really beautiful and I saw an eagle (I'm up to three species!) When I came out of the hills I really came out of the hills--hello high plains! Big rolling hills in all directions. Water standing everywhere, testament to the very wet year they have been having. I did run into a new road sign "livestock roaming on road" Great, now along with antelope and deer I might find cows or horses on the road! There are lots of cows and horses (no antelope or deer) and those dudes are BIG, I can only imagine the damage they'd do to my truck. Fortunately, I can see a loooong way off as there isn't a tree in sight. I only saw a few horses outside the fence and one cow so whew! The road is long and straight, running up and down some pretty steep hills just that way. No twists and turns, I like that. It is restful to the eye as well, so no headache or eye strain. All in all an easy day.