Montana Trip
August 12 - 20, 2000

Getting there - AZ NM CO - SAT SUN MON
Saturday, August 12, drive to Tucson. Spend night in Tucson.

Sunday, August 13, Drive to Grants NM, dropping off Toyota Tercel, there for Dyer's niece.

Drove to middle of east Colorado, and camped in Dolores River Canyon along highway, about 2am Monday.

La Ventana Arch, NM

Breaking camp, Dolores River, August 14



Further downstream on Dolores River, Colorado


..still getting there - CO UT WY - MON
Monday morning found us having breakfast in Fruita CO.

After entering Utah, we visited Dinosaur National Mounument, but were blocked by this cattle drive from getting to canyon view:





Antelope in WY field


Red sun in wildfire plume

Parasailor ignoring wildfire

We saw 3 wildfires in WY before discovering Jackson overrun with tourists, and detouring to spend night in Pinedale WY about 10pm.


View of fires in area at the time.


Montana - WY ID MT - TUE WED THU
Tuesday evening found us in Glacier NP, Montana.



Breaking camp, Wednesday morning


GARDEN WALL HIKE
Wednesday, August 16


Mountain Goats at Grinnel Glacier Overlook
with animation


ICEBERG LAKE HIKE
Thursday, August 17

turn-around point of trip


ARIZONA - WY ID MT - FRI SAT SUN


White House Ruins


Mission San Xaviar
Saturday morning, we left the Chinle campground, breakfasted at the Thunderbird Lodge, hiked the White House Ruins trail, and then drove to Tucson. After short visit to Mission San Xaviar on Sunday, I lit out for home. Driving non-stop from Tucson to Borrego.