So, this afternoon we pulled onto Glacier.  After getting settled, we headed into the park.  It was indescribable.  We only did a short hike, about 3-4 miles, but we went past 2 waterfalls, and felt amazing cold water that was crystal clear.  One of the best parts of the day was on one of the trails.  There was a deer blocking the way.  We couldn't contniue down; other people couldn't get out.  The deer just looked at everyone and continued eating.  It then began to approach us; I mean, he was about 3 feet fronm us and still coming! We backed up a little and then he just walked off into the woods.  It really was cool.  We can't wait to go back and check out more tomorrow since what we did was a tiny part of what is dtill out there...it is HUGE!

So, on another note....I know my descriptions are lacking and the real draw are the photos.  Unfortunately, I still can't post any now (think it's the website).  So I will continue tp try to post but jusy wanted to update everyone. (Also, can't get to email right now due to poor cpnnection..sorry to anyone we haven't responded to.)

So, we headed out once again; this time our destination was Malta, Montana. And once again, we stoppped by a "World's Largest."  This time it was "Salem Sue" a cow.  (Yes, we were suckers for as many roadside attractions that we could find!) Malta was picked solely on its location; it was about halfway betweem where we were and where we wanted to be.  And it lived up to the expectation of having nothing there.  The campsite we were supposed to stya at was REALLY shady looking (and based on some places we've stayed, that's saying something!!!!) So, we found another RV park across the road.  We could hear the trains rumbling by.  It was much better.  In the morning, we moved on....

North Dakota

Our next stop was North Dakota.  We traveled through Minnesota, stopping to take a picture with the world's largest Paul Bunyan! Since we got a late start after Madeline Island, we got to Jamestown after dark.  The only way we found our campsite was to looo for the World's Largest Buffalo! Ally spotted it and we made it and pretty much just went to bed for the night.  The next morning, we walked over to the Buffalo statue and found Frontier Village, a little replica of an old North Dakota town. While there, we saw real buffalo (including the rare albino one) and Andrew and Ally even fed some.  It was actually a surprisingly nice stop!

So, after we left Canada, we crossed into the Upper Penisula of Michigan.  As we were driving, we came along Lake Superior and decided to stop, eat lunch and swim.  Andrew and Ally loved it! (especially Ally, who loved that there were no crabs to bite her!) It was so nice.  We then continued on our way to Wisconsin, where we stayed at the Apostle Island lakeshore.  It was kind of late when we got in, so we just relaxed and cooked out.  The next day, we took the ferry over to the biggest of the islands, Madeline Island.  It was very nice and relaxing.  There are less then 300 people who live there year round (although in summer, there are many people who vacation there.) ANdrew and Ally enjoyed seeing the schoolhouse, a 2 room school that currently has about 15 kids! We also visited the museum there, which among other things had a birchnark wigwam we could go in.  We stayed for a while and then decided to move on.

We are here!

So it may seem like we have dropped off the face of the earth, but we are here! Here, being Glacier National Park in Montana.  Unfortunately our last few campsites had no internet access and this one is EXTREMELY shaky but I am going to try to put up some posts now. ....Just as a quick note in case we lose service...we are having a great time and everything is going smoothly (at least so far!!)

So we were not able to get any internet access at our last campsite and tonight we can't get pictures to post but I'll try to write about what we did the past 2 days.  We are currently in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.  It is our last day in Canada.  WE left niagara Falls early yesterday morning.  On our way to Killbear Provincial Park, we stopped in Barrie at a place called Treetop Trekkin.  We had a great time!! Basically, it is obstacle course up in trees.  You can be as high as 60 feet up! Ally and Rob did the kids course and Ally also did the "Tree Hugging" (climbing trees up to about 50 feet!) Andrew and I did 4 adult course and the Big Zip (a zipline).  There are platforms in the trees you climb up to and then have a variety of things to do like walking tightrope, walking over wobbly, wodden bridges, etc. We all loved it and Ally is already asking of there is something like it back home! 
After we finished, we continued on to Killbear.  On the way, we kept seeing these rock scultpures on top tall rocks on the side of the road.  We kept busy looking for them.  Some looked like people, others like tables.  We found out lagter they are called inukshuks.  They were originally made by the Inuits as marking, or warnings but now people leave them as kind of "I was here". We got in around 9 so we just had a quick bite by the campfire and then turned in.
The next morning we went hiking at Killbear.  Killbear is located right on the Georgian Bay and it was really beautiful.  We did a bit of swimming and lots of climbing on and over rocks.  After lunch, we moved on to our current stop.  Tomorrow, we will cross back into the US and will hopefully end up in Wisconsin.  I'll try and post pictures tomorrow!

  Ally climbing up!!

  Ally made it across!

  There goes Andrew!

Oh, Canada....Day one is in the books; it was a LONG day but successful. We are currently in Ontario, Canada at Niagara Falls. We got up around 4 am and hit the road for an early start. We made it to Niagara Falls with not much trouble and went to the American side first.  What an amazing sight! We started by jumping on a trolley to get to the Maid of the Mist boat ride.  Ponchos (Once again) not optional!!! After that, we went to the onservation deck to get a different view.  We spent a few more hours walking around and decided to go to our campsite in Canada.  Getting into Canada took a looooong time (no it wasn't because they wanted to deny Rob entry!!) The Rainbow Bridge was backed up, party because the border patrol was looking for someone and had part of the bridge closed.  Then, they checked our passports and we were in.  After eating and relaxing at the KOA for a bit, we went back to the Falls, this time to view them from the Canadian side.  Since it was now around 9 pm, the Falls were all lit up.

The Canadian side was very different; they have a whole long street, called Clifton Hill, that is lined with tourist attractions.  It reminded all of us of Times Square; lots of restaurants, lights and souvenier stores. We got back to our campsite around 11:30 pm and we were all exhausted.  After a good night sleep, we are up and ready to hit the road once again!

WELCOME BACK!!! So, it's been a while since the last post, but we are ready to head out on the road once again!! This time, the trip will be a full 3 weeks and will cover the northern US and a few days in Canada.  We plan on hitting (among other stops) Glacier National Park, Yellowstone. Mount Rushmore as well as 2 baseball games! We hope you follow along with us!