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Coast to Coast and Back with the Conants!

In June of 2007, we take another journey west to Glacier National Park and Oregon. Follow our journeys by visiting this gallery. We take the bus from Portland, Maine to Boston, then the train to Albany, NY; Albany to Chicago; Chicago to Whitefish, Montana; Whitefish to Portland, Oregon. It's hard to select one photo over another. This place is so pretty and the photos almost 'take' themselves. We take no credit for the beauty! Then we spend a few days with Ron and Jordan in Portland! What a great place!
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June 11: We leave for Boston...Tobin Bridge and
June 11: We leave for Boston...Tobin Bridge and		 We meet Tony Kaliton at South Station, then ...
We meet Tony Kaliton at South Station, then ...		 ...slowly work our way through the suburbs out of Boston.
...slowly work our way through the suburbs out of Boston.
The Room is cramped, but not bad.
The Room is cramped, but not bad.		 We're happy to be on our way.
We're happy to be on our way.		 We leave Albany around dusk or a little before.
We leave Albany around dusk or a little before.
June 12: Lake Erie is pretty in morning's early light.
June 12: Lake Erie is pretty in morning's early light.		 Along the way, old stations are amazingly gorgeous in their decay.
Along the way, old stations are amazingly gorgeous in their decay.		 Old farms dot the fields.
Old farms dot the fields.
And crop tracks lead across wide fields!
And crop tracks lead across wide fields!		 First impressions of...
First impressions of...		 Chicago are NOT
Chicago are NOT
...good!
...good!		 Our first view of the 'Sears Tower!' (A bit of Ron's humor.)
Our first view of the 'Sears Tower!' (A bit of Ron's humor.)		 But downtown is considerably prettier!
But downtown is considerably prettier!
at noon with people on the streets....oops! Can't see any here.
at noon with people on the streets....oops! Can't see any here.		 Amtrak waits below ground.
Amtrak waits below ground.		 Train travel is exhausting work!
Train travel is exhausting work!
Now for the REAL Sears Tower....God shines his light on her...at least here.
Now for the REAL Sears Tower....God shines his light on her...at least here.		 But don't let your guard down! There are terrorists around every corner! Immigration policy demands it!
But don't let your guard down! There are terrorists around every corner! Immigration policy demands it!		 We leave Chicago in the mid-day on the 12th.
We leave Chicago in the mid-day on the 12th.
Farm workers toil outside the city.
Farm workers toil outside the city.		 Approaching Milwaukee
Approaching Milwaukee		 There's construction in Milwaukee.
There's construction in Milwaukee.
In LaCrosse, Wisconsin, the train stops and I get out to 'shoot.'
In LaCrosse, Wisconsin, the train stops and I get out to 'shoot.'		 Leaving the upper mid-west, the La Crosse River is gorgeous at sunset.
Leaving the upper mid-west, the La Crosse River is gorgeous at sunset.		 We lose 3 hours overnight to engine trouble, so get to see..
We lose 3 hours overnight to engine trouble, so get to see..
...some territory we've slept through on other trips.
...some territory we've slept through on other trips.		 Old buildings abound ....as do birds, but they are too fast and we're moving making it hard to capture them!
Old buildings abound ....as do birds, but they are too fast and we're moving making it hard to capture them!		 But there's plenty of water from a wet spring for the ducks that are everywhere!
But there's plenty of water from a wet spring for the ducks that are everywhere!
And then in the middle of farm country somewhere in North Dakota, THIS appears!
And then in the middle of farm country somewhere in North Dakota, THIS appears!		 Through ND and Eastern Montana these farm roads stretch to the horizon through vast, flat land!
Through ND and Eastern Montana these farm roads stretch to the horizon through vast, flat land!		 Then in Western ND, these formations give our eyes a rest from FLAT!
Then in Western ND, these formations give our eyes a rest from FLAT!
Dusk and the MOUNTAINS appear across this vast flatness!
Dusk and the MOUNTAINS appear across this vast flatness!		 As the sun sets, the hills become luminous!
As the sun sets, the hills become luminous!		 For Lynne: Yes, there ARE horses here...for dogfood or rodeo? Who knows! A coral-full! Sorry for the jiggle!
For Lynne: Yes, there ARE horses here...for dogfood or rodeo? Who knows! A coral-full! Sorry for the jiggle!
And then in BIG SKY country, a storm approaches from far away!
And then in BIG SKY country, a storm approaches from far away!		 They don't call it BIG SKY country for nothing!
They don't call it BIG SKY country for nothing!		 The curtain falls and lights from a small town below jump with the train's movement! Kind of interesting!
The curtain falls and lights from a small town below jump with the train's movement! Kind of interesting!
June 14: Getting ready for our first day in Montana. Check for the best map and guide.
June 14: Getting ready for our first day in Montana. Check for the best map and guide.		 Our hotel: Best Western Rocky Mt. Inn
Our hotel: Best Western Rocky Mt. Inn		 Then we drive by the Flathead Lake, largest this side of the Mississippi....so they say. Gorgeous! Photos nor words do justice!
Then we drive by the Flathead Lake, largest this side of the Mississippi....so they say. Gorgeous! Photos nor words do justice!
We visit the Peoples' Center...Museum of the Native Peoples of the area.
We visit the Peoples' Center...Museum of the Native Peoples of the area.		 The lobby is a symbolic round space.
The lobby is a symbolic round space.		 The Mission Mountains are along our way.
The Mission Mountains are along our way.
Then we stop at the Bison Range where there is wildlife on acres of land with views....
Then we stop at the Bison Range where there is wildlife on acres of land with views....		 (We need to find out why these are here.)
(We need to find out why these are here.)		 Like this and...
Like this and...
....this!
....this!		 Ain't it GORGEOUS...gives the word new meaning.
Ain't it GORGEOUS...gives the word new meaning.		 g6/69/2469/3/80536207.GPsM0pBH.jpg
Here's some of the wildlife...we get really close to this female and...
Here's some of the wildlife...we get really close to this female and...		 ...then fairly close to this male prong horn antelope.
...then fairly close to this male prong horn antelope.		 Going home the lake is still gorgeous and we haven't done it justice yet!
Going home the lake is still gorgeous and we haven't done it justice yet!
Even Ron gets out to take photos.
Even Ron gets out to take photos.		 Each Morning we stop at Sunrise Bakery for our morning coffee/tea and donuts.
Each Morning we stop at Sunrise Bakery for our morning coffee/tea and donuts.		 They have a good sense of humor.
They have a good sense of humor.
June 15: It's Glacier National Park day...first visit to the park where a good ...
June 15: It's Glacier National Park day...first visit to the park where a good ...		 ...half of the main road isn't open, but we get...
...half of the main road isn't open, but we get...		 ...these despite this drawback!
...these despite this drawback!
What a gorgeous place! That word again!
What a gorgeous place! That word again!		 This lake (McDonald) is over a mile deep!
This lake (McDonald) is over a mile deep!		 Cairns give an excuse to shoot down-lake.
Cairns give an excuse to shoot down-lake.
And McDonald Lodge, one of the old log lodges....
And McDonald Lodge, one of the old log lodges....		 ....is amazing as well.
....is amazing as well.		 And here's the outside of this lovely lodge.
And here's the outside of this lovely lodge.
These buses are propane fueled and wonderful old vehicles, transport for tourists.
These buses are propane fueled and wonderful old vehicles, transport for tourists.		 We leave the lodge and head up 'Going to the Sun Road' to find fast water on the Flathead.
We leave the lodge and head up 'Going to the Sun Road' to find fast water on the Flathead.		 g6/69/2469/3/80582189.BqLrj8L3.jpg
Then we make our last stop at Apgar where people are preparing...
Then we make our last stop at Apgar where people are preparing...		 ...to go boating with a drop dead gorgeous view!
...to go boating with a drop dead gorgeous view!		 Yes, I am here too! (Ron shot this one.)
Yes, I am here too! (Ron shot this one.)
June 16: We do a 'round-about' to get to the other side of the park, racing to beat the rain.
June 16: We do a 'round-about' to get to the other side of the park, racing to beat the rain.		 We drive along the Flathead River and on back roads that we've never travelled before.
We drive along the Flathead River and on back roads that we've never travelled before.		 Trying to reach St. Mary's Lake before the rain.
Trying to reach St. Mary's Lake before the rain.
We get there to take this and just as we're leaving it starts!
We get there to take this and just as we're leaving it starts!		 Then we stop at the lodge.
Then we stop at the lodge.		 Going back over the Mts. out of the park, the clouds part and we drive through an old forest fire site.
Going back over the Mts. out of the park, the clouds part and we drive through an old forest fire site.
Which makes for a lovely mix!
Which makes for a lovely mix!		 Sometimes I'm not sure if I like this weather or sun better.
Sometimes I'm not sure if I like this weather or sun better.		 Ron shoots some flowers.
Ron shoots some flowers.
Then up the valley the rain has disappeared...
Then up the valley the rain has disappeared...		 ...temporarily, but clouds still hang low.
...temporarily, but clouds still hang low.		 Aspens are very pretty trees...in the birch family, I think.
Aspens are very pretty trees...in the birch family, I think.
And it is spring, so there are lots of wildflowers.
And it is spring, so there are lots of wildflowers.		 And approaching the Blackfeet Reservation, we see these lodge poles ready for teepee building!
And approaching the Blackfeet Reservation, we see these lodge poles ready for teepee building!		 June 17: It's back to Lake McDonald and the Apgar Site on a cloudy morning!
June 17: It's back to Lake McDonald and the Apgar Site on a cloudy morning!
Ron gets into the act shooting photos too.
Ron gets into the act shooting photos too.		 And he shot this one. Lovely!
And he shot this one. Lovely!		 The stones are pink and green here.
The stones are pink and green here.
Then we head back to McDonald Lodge where the lanterns are of Native American design and...
Then we head back to McDonald Lodge where the lanterns are of Native American design and...		 ....spring flowers bloom in the garden.
....spring flowers bloom in the garden.		 Wildflowers grow on the grounds too...these ladyslippers LOOK like lady slippers!
Wildflowers grow on the grounds too...these ladyslippers LOOK like lady slippers!
McDonald's diningroom must have a fire going. I see smoke coming from the chimney.
McDonald's diningroom must have a fire going. I see smoke coming from the chimney.		 It's a wet morning and not very warm. It was in the 30's when we drove up the mountain! Yikes! Too cold!
It's a wet morning and not very warm. It was in the 30's when we drove up the mountain! Yikes! Too cold!		 The gift shop sells these and would scare the wits out of anyone wanting to walk in the woods!
The gift shop sells these and would scare the wits out of anyone wanting to walk in the woods!
As would this....a stuffed wolf at the Trading post.
As would this....a stuffed wolf at the Trading post.		 We stopped at a Trading Post on the way home with all kinds of ....
We stopped at a Trading Post on the way home with all kinds of ....		 ....Native American art. This man is admiring a blue butterfly...symbolic for the Indians.
....Native American art. This man is admiring a blue butterfly...symbolic for the Indians.
Cowgirls try on hats at the Trading Post.
Cowgirls try on hats at the Trading Post.		 Ron selects post cards...again!
Ron selects post cards...again!		 June 18: Breakfast in the hotel then on to...
June 18: Breakfast in the hotel then on to...
...Whitefish in the rain to explore.
...Whitefish in the rain to explore.		 This is a typical western town...
This is a typical western town...		 ...with western props to lure people in.
...with western props to lure people in.
Signs like this remind us of the wild west....as they probably are meant to.
Signs like this remind us of the wild west....as they probably are meant to.		 A little humor here....looks like Abu Graib has gotten into their blood!
A little humor here....looks like Abu Graib has gotten into their blood!		 Wall murals highlight the art and poetry of students while celebrating...
Wall murals highlight the art and poetry of students while celebrating...
....local heroes. Wonderful!
....local heroes. Wonderful!		 Western doors
Western doors		 We have lunch at the Red Caboose.
We have lunch at the Red Caboose.
Old poster decorate the entrance...visions of buffalo hunts from trains here! (White hunts...NOT Indian hunts!)
Old poster decorate the entrance...visions of buffalo hunts from trains here! (White hunts...NOT Indian hunts!)		 Then find this outside a ceramics shop. Guess there are other Maggie dogs in this world!??
Then find this outside a ceramics shop. Guess there are other Maggie dogs in this world!??		 Typical street w/ mountain backdrop.
Typical street w/ mountain backdrop.
Then it's back to Apgar in the rain where bikers are headed out despite the weather.
Then it's back to Apgar in the rain where bikers are headed out despite the weather.		 Between the showers, it stops long enough to 'shoot.'
Between the showers, it stops long enough to 'shoot.'		 Last stop, gift shops selling local products. Huckleberries and cherries are BIG!
Last stop, gift shops selling local products. Huckleberries and cherries are BIG!
June 19: We take a tour with Native Ed-Ventures and visit the Tribal Council Building.
June 19: We take a tour with Native Ed-Ventures and visit the Tribal Council Building.		 A court room in the building.
A court room in the building.		 Campus scene at the college.
Campus scene at the college.
Floor tiles in the Art Department Building
Floor tiles in the Art Department Building		 Views from the car of the mountains.
Views from the car of the mountains.		 Mary Jane is our guide.
Mary Jane is our guide.
St. Ignatius is on the National Register and a glorious church located...
St. Ignatius is on the National Register and a glorious church located...		 ....on the Reservation. These murals were painted by the mission's cook!
....on the Reservation. These murals were painted by the mission's cook!		 It is heartening to see that Native culture is represented on the alter and...
It is heartening to see that Native culture is represented on the alter and...
....here.
....here.		 Mary Jane looks at displays at the mission....
Mary Jane looks at displays at the mission....		 ...and asks for a photo of these beaded mocassins.
...and asks for a photo of these beaded mocassins.
Mary Jane shows us a waterfall on the mountainside!
Mary Jane shows us a waterfall on the mountainside!		 After our tour, we go to the Bison Reserve again and this time are treated to bison...
After our tour, we go to the Bison Reserve again and this time are treated to bison...		 ....here, there and ....
....here, there and ....
....everywhere as they cross the road in front of and behind us!
....everywhere as they cross the road in front of and behind us!		 Keep Going, Big Fella!
Keep Going, Big Fella!		 The Reserve is very large and the views amazing!
The Reserve is very large and the views amazing!
Babies and all.
Babies and all.		 Views from the Reserve are beautiful and....
Views from the Reserve are beautiful and....		 Wildflowers grow everywhere!
Wildflowers grow everywhere!
Same view taken with small camera.
Same view taken with small camera.		 Pronghorn antelopes are plentiful.
Pronghorn antelopes are plentiful.		 Yup, shedded antlers collected from the grounds.
Yup, shedded antlers collected from the grounds.
And on the way home we stop to try to capture Flathead Lake...CAN'T do it!
And on the way home we stop to try to capture Flathead Lake...CAN'T do it!		 June 20: We return to Glacier where it gets increasingly...
June 20: We return to Glacier where it gets increasingly...		 ...difficult to find new subjects....red buses.
...difficult to find new subjects....red buses.
This stream flows beside the inn into the lake.
This stream flows beside the inn into the lake.		 Ron
Ron		 Butterflies have now joined the flora and fauna.
Butterflies have now joined the flora and fauna.
People check in to the old Inn
People check in to the old Inn		 Rockers in front of the humongous fireplace.
Rockers in front of the humongous fireplace.		 And this window has old, hand-blown glass...can you see it? Probably not.
And this window has old, hand-blown glass...can you see it? Probably not.
Out front, there a totem.
Out front, there a totem.		 Up the road, the water is calm in a stagnant pool.
Up the road, the water is calm in a stagnant pool.		 And we find another butterfly...or is it a moth?
And we find another butterfly...or is it a moth?
I'd never seen cowslips...the bears like these we are told!
I'd never seen cowslips...the bears like these we are told!		 And the stream and mountains are beautiful...
And the stream and mountains are beautiful...		 ...in all their....
...in all their....
....variety.
....variety.		 With waterfalls here and there.
With waterfalls here and there.		 Indian Paintbrushes...very different from eastern ones!
Indian Paintbrushes...very different from eastern ones!
...Closer still.
...Closer still.		 Down the road, kids are skipping stones.
Down the road, kids are skipping stones.		 g6/69/2469/3/80890747.GOQVWCb5.jpg
And Apgar is a wonderful last stop!
And Apgar is a wonderful last stop!		 First Day of Spring: Last day in Whitefish so we head back to the park to capture....
First Day of Spring: Last day in Whitefish so we head back to the park to capture....		 ....bear grass and...
....bear grass and...
....bear warnings! I didn't go a step further!
....bear warnings! I didn't go a step further!		 Young maple leaves with red fungus.
Young maple leaves with red fungus.		 Wonder what bird this tree houses???
Wonder what bird this tree houses???
Tame mule deer crosses our path and ....
Tame mule deer crosses our path and ....		 ...eats in a leisurely fashion right beside the car!
...eats in a leisurely fashion right beside the car!		 Wildflowers
Wildflowers
Canadian Visitors' Center houses....
Canadian Visitors' Center houses....		 ....this Rex from Dino Country!
....this Rex from Dino Country!		 My, What BIG teeth you have!
"My, What BIG teeth you have!"
We sit on the tracks waiting to leave for Portland with this warehouse out the window.
We sit on the tracks waiting to leave for Portland with this warehouse out the window.		 June 22: We visit Ron and Jordan.
June 22: We visit Ron and Jordan.		 Out for a walk to dinner in one of their 'neighborhoods.'
Out for a walk to dinner in one of their 'neighborhoods.'
Their kitchen.
Their kitchen.		 Chyna, the best cat in the world!
Chyna, the best cat in the world!		 Ron peeking from diningroom.
Ron peeking from diningroom.
June 23: We head out for the Portland Market Day.
June 23: We head out for the Portland Market Day.		 An Sunday Market in the streets of downtown Portland.
An Sunday Market in the streets of downtown Portland.		 It's populated by characters.
It's populated by characters.
Balloon man.
Balloon man.		 One-armed street musician.
One-armed street musician.		 Biker
Biker
Cowboy
Cowboy		 Athlete
Athlete		 Uncle Sam?
Uncle Sam?
Photographer
Photographer		 Jimmy Hendrix????
Jimmy Hendrix????		 'Jimmy' and Kids
'Jimmy' and Kids
Wired, hungry Santa?
Wired, hungry Santa?		 Palm Reader....bad news?
Palm Reader....bad news?		 Jordan's Mom...try that hat!
Jordan's Mom...try that hat!
Baskets for sale.
Baskets for sale.		 Jordan and her Mom.
Jordan and her Mom.		 Street Fair Reflections
Street Fair Reflections
Kids come on their scooters.
Kids come on their scooters.		 Leaving the market, musicians are arriving.
Leaving the market, musicians are arriving.		 And Chinatown is colorful!
And Chinatown is colorful!
June 24: Jordan searches the net....or something.
June 24: Jordan searches the net....or something.		 Ron and Jordan
Ron and Jordan		 Cheryl and Maeple....bacon...YUMMMMMM!
Cheryl and Maeple....bacon...YUMMMMMM!
Center of attention: Ron, Tim and Cheryl w/ Maeple
Center of attention: Ron, Tim and Cheryl w/ Maeple		 Who's there?
Who's there?		 Lunch with Prudy and Paul.
Lunch with Prudy and Paul.
Prudy and Paul...Happy Anniversary and Retirement!
Prudy and Paul...Happy Anniversary and Retirement!		 Ron and Jordan
Ron and Jordan		 Later, the backyard is Maeple's playground and...
Later, the backyard is Maeple's playground and...
...she loves the water!
...she loves the water!		 She's a very gracious hostess (as is her 'mother').
She's a very gracious hostess (as is her 'mother').		 June 25: We go to Powell's Bookstore and spend a morning on five floors of new and used books!
June 25: We go to Powell's Bookstore and spend a morning on five floors of new and used books!
Then grab a snack in their coffee shop where people eat and read.
Then grab a snack in their coffee shop where people eat and read.		 Later we visit Lowe's to find...
Later we visit Lowe's to find...		 .....a housewarming gift for Ron and Jordan.
.....a housewarming gift for Ron and Jordan.
Tieing it into the trunk to get it home takes three!
Tieing it into the trunk to get it home takes three!		 Then the two Ron's set it up in the backyard.
Then the two Ron's set it up in the backyard.		 June 26: Last day and we go out to eat at the kennedy School....
June 26: Last day and we go out to eat at the kennedy School....
...an old school converted to a restaurant, meeting rooms, hotel and entertainment complex.
...an old school converted to a restaurant, meeting rooms, hotel and entertainment complex.		 June 27: The last day is quiet with time to sun in the backyard and....
June 27: The last day is quiet with time to sun in the backyard and....		 ....clean Maeple's 'lake.'
....clean Maeple's 'lake.'
Then she enjoys playing with the hose as...
Then she enjoys playing with the hose as...		 ....her pool is....
....her pool is....		 ....refilled.
....refilled.
June 27: Mt. St. Helene's from the bus window.
June 27: Mt. St. Helene's from the bus window.		 And Columbia Gorge from same.
And Columbia Gorge from same.		 One last glimpse of Glacier National Park or environs....
One last glimpse of Glacier National Park or environs....
....is as pretty and we envy people....
....is as pretty and we envy people....		 ....just starting their visit.
....just starting their visit.		 These shed rooves keep snow off the train as it wends it's way through the mountains...
These shed rooves keep snow off the train as it wends it's way through the mountains...
...which are as pretty as ever!
...which are as pretty as ever!		 We come the rest of the way through...Blackfeet Country,
We come the rest of the way through...Blackfeet Country,		 Eastern Montana with it's farm paraphenalia,
Eastern Montana with it's farm paraphenalia,
and interesting topography.
and interesting topography.		 And the sun sets on another busy day!
And the sun sets on another busy day!		 June 29: Finds us crossing land with interesting cloud formations....
June 29: Finds us crossing land with interesting cloud formations....
...irrigation paraphenalia and more...
...irrigation paraphenalia and more...		 ...grain elevators.
...grain elevators.		 This familiar logo greets us too.
This familiar logo greets us too.
At train stops, passengers get out to stretch their legs and...
At train stops, passengers get out to stretch their legs and...		 ...look at the local sights.
...look at the local sights.		 g6/69/2469/3/81418270.PoLiqL7V.jpg
Babies get a good airing in the arms of their mothers.
Babies get a good airing in the arms of their mothers.		 And people 'train walk' in narrow corridors.
And people 'train walk' in narrow corridors.		 The day ends at South Station, Boston where we stay all night waiting for the AM bus. Another journey is finished!
The day ends at South Station, Boston where we stay all night waiting for the AM bus. Another journey is finished!
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Guest 21-Jun-2007 21:00
Looks like you are having a wonderful time. It's fun traveling West with you. I particularly enjoy seeing pictures of 'Pa'! Love, Rich and Franny
jeanne 20-Jun-2007 09:45
beth, i wish i was there to see those bisons,really beautiful country. love jeanne
Mary 19-Jun-2007 03:44
Beth and Ron, We love being able to follow your adventures through such wonderful pictures! Thanks for allowing us to do this. Mary and Marty
Beth17-Jun-2007 21:17
Thanks, Jeanne, I've posted a photo of me taken by Ron the other day. See if you can find it!
Beth
jeanne 15-Jun-2007 19:00
love those pictures beth,but i want to see a picture of you
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