{"id":2616,"date":"2014-07-07T20:28:56","date_gmt":"2014-07-08T01:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/?p=2616"},"modified":"2014-07-07T20:28:56","modified_gmt":"2014-07-08T01:28:56","slug":"big-sky-vacation-day-3-were-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/?p=2616","title":{"rendered":"Big Sky Vacation Day 3: We’re here!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 3 dawned bright and sunny.\u00a0 This was our day to drive into East Glacier Park where we are staying.\u00a0 We had a 7 hour drive ahead of us.\u00a0 We grabbed breakfast at the hotel and headed out.\u00a0 But first, we needed to stop for gas, coffee, and water.\u00a0 I pumped gas into the car and worked on removing more of the bugs.<\/p>\n

It has been simply horrible with the bugs on this trip.\u00a0 We scrub the bugs from the windshield and lights every chance we get the layer of debris has been incredible.\u00a0 Some of the splats have been really, really large and messy.\u00a0 I scrubbed for a while to remove a layer or two.\u00a0 Most of the mess was gone with some remnants.<\/p>\n

I went into the store to get coffee.\u00a0 I\u2019ve never seen a machine that defies logic.\u00a0 A really nice lady with a very interesting accent helped me find the cream.\u00a0 It was the most elaborate thing I\u2019ve ever seen.\u00a0 I went to the counter with my rich goodness and got in line behind the same line and her family.<\/p>\n

This was a true ranch family.\u00a0 They were in tall working boots with pants tucked in.\u00a0 They had cowboy hats and kerchiefs on.\u00a0 This is exactly how I would picture someone who is out breaking horses or moving cows would be dressed.\u00a0 They went out and got into a truck with a horse trailer on the back.\u00a0 Real Wyoming modern cowboys.<\/p>\n

On the road, we headed north on 90 toward Billings.\u00a0 From there, we worked our way north to 87 running into Great Falls.\u00a0 At Buffalo, we had one stoplight.\u00a0 We ran into another one in Billings.\u00a0 We didn\u2019t see another one until Great Falls.\u00a0 We are talking 3 stoplights in 390 miles.\u00a0 I love it out in the west.<\/p>\n

The drive was pretty good coming out to East Glacier Park.\u00a0 There still wasn\u2019t a lot of traffic and we were making good time.\u00a0 In Browning, we took note of the grocery stores and other places we might need during the stay.<\/p>\n

Right around 5:00 CST, we arrived in East Glacier.\u00a0 Town was pretty busy with people arriving and crossing the road.\u00a0 We got to the street where we would be staying.\u00a0 A couple of blocks down on the left, we found the house.\u00a0 It was really cute with a beautiful garden spread throughout the yard.\u00a0 We had arrived.<\/p>\n

We appeared to be the first ones here.\u00a0 We got in the house and it looked just like it had on the pictures.\u00a0 We were definitely in the right place.\u00a0 Rich moved the car to the side of the house and we began to unload our stuff into the master suite.\u00a0 Being the first to arrive and having set up the arrangements, we claimed the best bedroom.<\/p>\n

Sean and Zerah arrived a few minutes later.\u00a0 Turns out that they had already gotten into town, but it was too early to check in to the house.\u00a0 They drove up to Two Medicine and looked at one of the waterfalls.\u00a0 We helped them get their things into the house.\u00a0 We met Owen, the youngest, for the first time.\u00a0 Zane, the oldest son, had grown so much.<\/p>\n

Then we had the daunting task of grocery shopping.\u00a0 Rich, Zerah, and I drove into Browning to get supplies for a few days.\u00a0 The store was small, but carried enough stuff to help us get through lunches in the park and dinners at night.\u00a0 We stowed our goodies into the trunk and trekked back to East Glacier.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, Alex and Joe had arrived.\u00a0 Nice Mustang!\u00a0 Not mention a little red from riding in with the top down.\u00a0 We juggled the remaining bedroom to Alex and Joe.\u00a0 Zane and Owen got a smaller suite just off their parents\u2019 room.\u00a0 This was the large walk-in closet.\u00a0 It turned out to work for nicely for them.<\/p>\n

First night, I figured we\u2019d go out to eat.\u00a0 There was a small place just outside of East Glacier called Firebrand Ale House.\u00a0 Turned out to be just a little place serving simple fare and beer.\u00a0 You just never know what you\u2019re going to get.\u00a0 It was enough to handle the hungries for a while.<\/p>\n

We came back to the house to relax and talk for a bit.\u00a0 The guys got beers and sat on the front porch.\u00a0 I was hoping the sunset would paint up the mountains right in front of us.\u00a0 No such luck.\u00a0 I guess if I want to get a nice sunset, I\u2019ll have to go looking for it.<\/p>\n

I attempted to write this blog, but I just wasn\u2019t feeling it.\u00a0 So it was time for bed and just settle in for the night.\u00a0 No real picture from today, except for a disappointing sunset.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow will be our first day in the park and we are headed to Two Medicine for some hiking.<\/p>\n

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