GLACIER NATIONAL PARK BOUND  Today, we headed for Glacier National Park, in the northwest corner of MT, only about three hours from Great Falls. The wind was even worse than yesterday, with gusts up to 35 mph, and for the most part, directly against us. Our gas mileage was pretty bad, averaging about 8 mpg.

I KNEW WE SHOULDN’T HAVE TAKEN THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED!  We had intended to come into Two Medicine Campground from the south, but our communications got mis-translated. Consequently, we came in from the north on MT Highway 49. It was narrow, had numerous switchbacks, and was BAD to the bone. Donald drove ever so slowly, hardly more than 20 mph. After climbing for several thousand feet, we then began descending. Using 2nd gear, we finally made it to the bottom. (The next day we saw the sign that limited total length of vehicle to 21 feet!) We finally made it to the Two Medicine Campground, found a pull through spot, and set up. It was overcast, windy, and somewhat cool, with a few sprinkles of rain now and again.

IT’S ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL  Too tired to hike, we drove to East Glacier, then to the St. Mary Visitor Center, then on to Logan Pass on the Going to the Sun highway, and it was awesome. Kay was a good sport, as she detests heights and narrow roads. It was 48 degrees at Logan Pass.

LEARNING TO BOONDOCK, THE HARD WAY  After returning to the RV, we noticed that every time the toilet flushed via the water pump, the gas detector would go off. Donald finally checked the battery and it was almost dead. We ended up using the light Ron gave us, but its battery ran down as well. We had just enough 12 volt power to run the water pump for toilet use. I checked the battery and discovered that one of the wing nuts had worked loose, so the battery had lost its charge. Oh well, it was just another learning lesson. We did discover that the Little Buddy heater worked GREAT, and kept the trailer toasty warm without using too much bottle propane. Tomorrow will be a better day.