Take a walk on the wild side

Before leaving the US we hoped to stock up on some camping supplies with Emma in need of a new day bag and me looking for a more travel friendly jumper, so we made a stop in the state capital of Montanna... Helena. Being the state capital, I guess we were expecting a little more than what we got. With a random assortment of outdoor adventure (which was just hunting and fishing stores) and large chain stores we emerged slightly unsuccessful a couple of hours later and continued on our way to Glacier National Park. 

Upon arrival we were once again surprised by the amount of remaining snow around the place and we are now talking about the month of June! Not only were a lot of the amazing walks not open, the main road through the park was still closed, so our options were limited. One of the hikes which was mentioned in the brochures we were reading was one which crossed the border between the US and Canada which would have been a great little story to have.

We did actually manage to do a few activities during our stay. We did play with some photos of the stars, enjoyed some amazing views of the lakes with mountains beyond, saw some more animals up close as they walked along the trail and continued our quest for the perfect s'mores.

One of the things which has been great about cruising through the US is the campsite facilities available which are perfectly suited to short term stays and are ideal for the travelling we are doing. Every site gets a picnic table, fire pit and in areas with high bear activity there is food storage bins which means there is plenty of room in Jimmy for sleeping and hanging out =)

A milestone was reached during our stay in Glacier and our friend Jimmy reached his 10,000th Km with us! We have done a few more than our google maps estimate at the start of the trip, but no matter and no time to ponder... It's time to head back up into Canada!