Glacier and then Canada

Our trip up to East Glacier was uneventful as it was mostly straight and open road through the center of Montana. On our way out of Yellowstone we stopped by Quake Lake where an earthquake induced landslide occurred in 1959 and created an earthen dam that blocked the flow of the Madison River creating a lake. The event also killed 28 people who were camping in the area. From there we passed through Helena, MT before winding up in East Glacier, MT. It's a cute little town and is a stop on the Empire Builder train that runs between Chicago and Seattle. We also ate dinner at a restaurant where Al and his parents dined in 1968.

Our drive through Glacier Park was uneventful although there is much renovation being done to the Going To The Sun road that traverses the park. This would also be a real mess during busier times. It was also our first exposure to the recent forest fire damage that has hit the west so hard in recent years. Leaving Glacier we headed up the west side of the Rockies to Banff via Kootenay National Park which had also suffered much catastropic fire damage.