Just before heading out on the Piegan Pass Trail, in Glacier National Park , our dad read us the stuff about the trail in his trail book. One of the things he said he read was, “Hoary marmots terrorize visitors.” We started down the trail where the clear, shallow, Siyeh Creek ran alongside the trail. […]
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Splash Pass
Splash Pass (Wow! Free waterpark passes from the library) The next day after having picked up the free passes we had earned from summer reading, we went to Woodland Waterpark. After getting wet in the shower, we headed out into the swimming area, a place full of many exciting watery attractions; like waterslides […]
A Test of Endurance
It all happened the day when we had gone out on a ranger led hike to Iceberg Lake in Glacier National Park. This is the same place where on a previous hike, we had seen a bear on the trail. After we had eaten lunch at the lake, we began hiking back. We took […]
Shuttle Bus Adventure
One evening in very late June, our dad told us that he wanted to go on the new Glacier National Park bus. The next day, the first of July, 07 would be the very first day that free shuttle buses would be heading out and taking people through the park. We may be the very […]
The Swan Rangers and the 79 Switchbacks!
We set out early in the morning, about seven o’ clock. The Swan Rangers, a hiking group that goes out on Saturdays, were going to meet at the Echo Lake Cafe, at 7:30. We arrived, and told the waitress that we were there to go with the Swan Rangers. The leader, Keith Hammer, sat down […]
Great Falls, Montana
Nearly every Friday, we run errands and go grocery shopping. One Friday morning, we woke up feeling as though it was like any other day of shopping. And it was, up to that evening. As “M”, was preparing the Friday meal, she overheard Mom and Dad talking about suitcases. Then, they mysteriously went to the […]
M&E: Kids in the City!
A couple of days before New Year’s, we left on our trip to Spokane. We wanted to eat at Popeyes, and we wanted to ride escalators. By the time we were ready to go, it was around noon. Dad drove past Flathead Lake, then headed towards the town of Paradise, Montana. It was very pretty […]
Hikers Experience Avalanche in Glacier National Park
One day we all decided to go hike up to Avalanche Lake in Glacier National Park. The Avalanche Lake trail is steep uphill, and has very vertical downhill. We tried to be fast and pass people, while our parents were normal and slow. At the lake we skipped stones, ate a snack, and enjoyed the […]