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By (the Park) and By (the Lake)

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October 3, dawns cloudy and raw, so we decide to take a ride around the border of the park, then go back to the park.
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Oct. 3: It's a lovely morning despite the overcast!
Oct. 3: It's a lovely morning despite the overcast!		 Sometimes it's even prettier, so we decide to go the southern route...bordering the park.
Sometimes it's even prettier, so we decide to go the southern route...bordering the park.		 Amazing!
Amazing!
And with trees changing color it's even prettier!
And with trees changing color it's even prettier!		 We pass through the Blackfeet Reservation.
We pass through the Blackfeet Reservation.		 And it snows! Yes....SNOW! But it doesn't stick to the road---thank GOD!
And it snows! Yes....SNOW! But it doesn't stick to the road---thank GOD!
Route 2 takes the train route and here's the shed roof of the train route.
Route 2 takes the train route and here's the shed roof of the train route.		 More pretty scenery.
More pretty scenery.		 We stop at the Izaac Walton Inn; one of the old lodges of the park.
We stop at the Izaac Walton Inn; one of the old lodges of the park.
Here a 'ranger' guards the gift shop.
Here a 'ranger' guards the gift shop.		 And the fireplace is decorated wtih snow gear.
And the fireplace is decorated wtih snow gear.		 The Inn from the outside.
The Inn from the outside.
Then it's back to the park and the lake.
Then it's back to the park and the lake.		 Fall leaf in the surf.
Fall leaf in the surf.		 We walk the Trail of the Cedars and find lovely vegetation.
We walk the Trail of the Cedars and find lovely vegetation.
Then on the way back, I brave the bears to shoot...
Then on the way back, I brave the bears to shoot...		 .... the deep, dark woods!
.... the deep, dark woods!		 Oct. 4: Couldn't add a new page, so am adding to yesterday's page. A biker enjoys his ride in the park.
Oct. 4: Couldn't add a new page, so am adding to yesterday's page. A biker enjoys his ride in the park.
Back to the park with Fall leaves...
Back to the park with Fall leaves...		 ....and overcast.
....and overcast.		 The base of Lake macDonald.
The base of Lake macDonald.
Signs of beaver...couldn't see 'his' lodge, but this tree was obviously a beaver victim!
Signs of beaver...couldn't see 'his' lodge, but this tree was obviously a beaver victim!		 More of the deep, dark woods!
More of the deep, dark woods!		 And is this a bear's den? Probably not!
And is this a bear's den? Probably not!
Though it's hard to capture, one must try...
Though it's hard to capture, one must try...		 ...and try and...
...and try and...		 ....try! Wow! Wodnerful place full of big, bad bears!
....try! Wow! Wodnerful place full of big, bad bears!
Then a stop in Kalispell for lunch runs us by these 'White Supremacists(according to the local news)
Then a stop in Kalispell for lunch runs us by these 'White Supremacists"(according to the local news)		 Letting us know why we should be against abortion...MEN!
Letting us know why we should be against abortion...MEN!		 Between Kalispell and Whitefish, there are pretty farms.
Between Kalispell and Whitefish, there are pretty farms.
This RV park offeres Urts for your rental pleasure.
This RV park offeres Urts for your rental pleasure.		 The Flathead River outside Whitefish...on the way to the mountains.
The Flathead River outside Whitefish...on the way to the mountains.		 NOT that we could see. Maybe next time?
NOT that we could see. Maybe next time?
Big Sky Country....
Big Sky Country....		 ....isn't so different from anywhere else...Walmart, Office Max and other businesses can be found here too, but...
....isn't so different from anywhere else...Walmart, Office Max and other businesses can be found here too, but...		 ...they punctuate the mountaiin skyline in ways that seem more obscene then at home where you have to travel to see them!
...they punctuate the mountaiin skyline in ways that seem more obscene then at home where you have to travel to see them!
More Big Sky!
More Big Sky!
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