Blizzard In Missoula

Got up this morning to "snow" on the Funmobile.  The really fun part was that Montana has the largest population of really big, fat, juicy bugs, many of which were splatted across the front of the Funmobile.  The avalanche of cottonwood fuzz was like having the van tarred and feathered.

On the drive up we stopped at a sporting goods store to buy a fresh can of bear spray.  Guy behind the counter says "You want the large size or the small size?"  What a STUPID question.   

Arrived at Glacier Nat'l Park early enough to get a short hike along Lake McDonnald.  Scenery was cool, but most of the forest was in the early recovery state from a massive forest fire in 2003.. 

Nice thing about the burn...no place for the bears to hide.

Camping at Fish Creek campground inside the park.  Ranger says grizzly and black bear are active in the area.  The classic adage is "You don't have run faster than the bear, just faster than..." the really old people in the next campsite.

Tomorrow headed up into the high country for a hike along Avalanche Trail..

Good Night from Glacier National Park.

 PS  -  Val says that if I hit her with bear spray ONE MORE TIME, she'll feed me to the first grizzly we find.