Our travels continue to follow our planned activities. Today was just devoted to driving northward to Kalispell, MT about 100 miles south of the Canadian border. It was rather cloudy all morning but we saw some sun this afternoon. The mountains, cattle and rocks dominated the scenery until we reached Flathead Lake. It is a popular resort area and the lake is the largest in Montana. Our route took us around two sides of the lake. Hundreds of boats, shops and restaurants dotted the landscape. The surprising thing was that most of the shops related to fishing, outdoor gear and of course guns and ammunition. More the type of shops I consider inviting to men rather than women. I couldn't find anything to purchase today but food. We stopped at one gas station that had a small department store inside. The number of boots and hats was in the hundreds. Sorry Sarah, but the fancy belts were way to expensive to even consider.
This is still a popular time for travel and Kalispell is a popular spot for fishing, hunting and for seniors. The restaurant we ate at tonight had several tables of all males bonding over dinner. Montana Club was the name of the restaurant and BEEF is big. I ordered a prime rib sandwich for a lighter meal but it was a huge piece of meat dwarfing the roll x3. Bill liked his steak and Buffalo Droll, his new favorite beer.
We are staying at a Travelodge Hotel. I do not want to say it is a bad part of town but the bank next door to the hotel does not dispense cash from the ATM for their customers safety. One may deposit money but not get any out. This hotel and all others in town are full. That makes me feel safer. There are small casinos, about 10 machines per casino, all over town so that may explain the ATM situation but who knows. Tomorrow we go north ending our day in Banff. Looking forward to the trip.
Once again, I will try to upload pictures. Look on my Facebook page to see ones I upload without any problem.
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