We headed from Bozeman to Missoula after leaving our little friend at the couch surfing house. We stopped at REI where I got trekking poles and a couple of other little things. In the same plaza there was a burrito place that I took advantage of and got some good lunch. Our next stop was Blue Mountain DGC in Missoula. The course was amazing. It started in the woods, climbing slowly uphill until we got to a nice dropoff shot. That one was fun. There were a few almost lost discs right away, but we found them.
The course continued up and down hills through the woods. The uphill shots were the hardest of course. I got my disc into some trees at one point and had to shoot out of them.
We had gained quite a bit of elevation toward the end of the course and got to capitalize on it with an amazing, long dropoff shot across a road. The nice part was that the fairway is an open field so we could easily see where all of our discs landed. Yes, we each threw three discs because it was such a cool shot. I really love this course and I hope I get to play it again one day.
Before leaving we stopped at the grocery store to resupply for the next few days that we would be inside the park, unable to get things at a decent price. The drive from Missoula up to Glacier was a really pretty one. There were huge open fields butting up against massive mountains in the background. The skies were blue and dotted with clouds.
Once we got on Going to the Sun Road, the road that traverses Glacier National Park east and west, the views just got more spectacular. The road winds along the edge of mountains, giving amazing views into the valley and beyond. We stopped several times for photos and once the sun began to set it was just beyond description. We watched as the golden light slowly slipped off the top of the highest peaks and then lit up the clouds.
Leaving Logan Pass, the highest point on the road, we encountered a group of big horn sheep walking down the road like no big deal. The walked directly next to car and past us as we watched with wide eyes and cameras. It was an awesome welcome to the park.
After one last stop overlooking a large lake we checked the availability of campsites, finding only one nearby at Cut Bank campground. We drove down the dark, hilly road to the primitive campground, passing large groups of cows on the road. The dirt road to the campground was bumpy and long, but we made it and found a nice spot to camp for the night.
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