We checked into the Ranch Inn last night after our epic hike out of the Tetons. Had the BEST shower ever. When I say best ever, I mean we found ourselves moaning uncontrollably as the hot water hit our filthy and crazy sore bodies. OH...and the Ranch Inn provides Bath & Body work products (lol) !!!! After our shower, we limped out of the hotel and went and pigged out at what the locals call "The Brewpub" aka Snake River Brewery.
This morning we woke up, still very sore and very hongrrryyyy. We got some coffee and really excellent pastry at a little French coffee shop in town called Persephone Bakery.
SOOOOO good, flakey and buttery croissants. NomNom. We then went and actually had more breakfast next door...I said we were hongry didnt I??
We took our time packing and left Jackson Hole around 11:30 to head to Glacier. According to GPS it should have taken us about 8 hrs, but we missed that mark big time. More on that later. As we were leaving we drove on the west side of the mountains and saw another storm roll in. Glad we werent up there in Alaska Basin when it came through.
We drove through Montana and man...oh...man...I know why they call it Big Sky. It was a beautiful drive. We stopped off and stretched our legs by the Madison River in Montana. The madison river valley was really a gorgeous place. Must be flyfishing paradise because they were everywhere.
We continued on down the road and the Silver Steed climbed mountain pass after mountain pass after mountain pass. A couple missed turns eventually had us headed over yet ANOTHER mountain pass straight into THIS guy
The storm chased us for about 200 miles across Montana. It was nearing dark when it caught us west of Glacier. So we decided to stop running and head west right into the heart of the beast.
Sheets of rain, lightning and straight line winds in the dark. White knuckle driving all the way. The icing on the cake was the free range cattle who chill in the middle of the road in the mountains approaching Glacier. Real fun in dark, unfamiliar territory.
After what was easily the most frustrating and tiresome day of the trip, we ended up arriving at the Rising Sun Motor Inn around 10:50. Close to a full 3 full hours later than we wanted to....yuck. We were pretty frustrated, but glad we made it safe and glad to be in Glacier.