We Rafted the Flathead River!
We Had a Casual and Slow Early Morning;
We Transported to US-2 & Moccasin Creek and Rafted to West Glacier, MT;
Rafting Was Quite Entertaining as Our Leads Had No Idea What They Were Doing;
Followed by a Loud Ride Home and Goodbyes at Grouse Mountain Inn, Whitefish, MT;
August, 2018
Day 6
Walk about Glacier Park Lodge
Above: Standing in the center of the Great Room in Glacier Park Lodge looking north and south.
Above Left: This table.
Above Right: Terry is demonstrating the width of a column (we were dressed in bathing suits for the coming raft adventure).
Above Left: This is the hallway of the lodge rooms.
Above Right: This is the Flyover from the Lodge Rooms Building to the Main Lodge.
Above Left: Image of just the Lodge Rooms Building (Flyover & Walkway on the left side).
Above Right: The original owner, the Great Northern Railway (that my Grandfather worked for and retired from, on a good pension).
Rafting on the Middle Fork of the Flathead River
Above: Gearing-Up and a Safety Briefing.
Above: Them's the Rafts.
Above Left: She's the Boss (tightening her neck strap).
Above Right: Looking down the Flathead.
Above Left: I almost got a selfie.
Above Right: Looking down the Flathead.
Above: Terry and Dennis Struck rafting on the Middle Fork of the Flathead River, Montana.
Above Left: Looking down the Flathead and a Railroad Tunnel.
Above Right: I just missed a deer photo, I was looking for a fawn, but there was none.
Above: Moments before the raft trip was over. The bridge is Going to the Sun Road (which meets US-2 on the left/south side of the Bridge at the south side of town, West Glacier, MT).
Above Left: A flowering succulent.
Above Right: Our Fantastic Backroads Bike Tour Guides (L-R): Hendrik, Jimmy, and Celeste.
Above: This is everyone, to include the Guides, that took the Backroads Bike Tour. Terry and I are on the sign, left side. This was the best hired tour that Terry and I have ever participated!
Summary
We had a fun day of rafting! Our lead paddlers had no idea what they were doing, short strokes, long strokes, wide strokes, quick, delayed, and often hitting blades behind them but everyone else had experience and frankly were often laughing so hard that the nothing got done - We, somehow, humorously survived!
Terry and I have nothing but kudos for the Backroads Tour Guides and Organization!