Road Trip Part **

This is a continued recap of my road trip at the end of Aug '04....

So, I left Yellowstone and drove to Glacier National Park. Montana is great because the speed limit is, like, 700, I think? I'm not sure, those signs whip by so fast, you know, who can really tell?

Hey, here's a question: how come NPR is the strongest radio station regardless of where you are or how far away you are from the nearest town? You'd think with that kind of coverage they'd be able to pick up more than 12 listeners nationwide.

Glacier National Park is fabulous. It really is. It was by far the highlight of my road trip probably because I didn't expect it to be. One day I joined a ranger-led hike to Grinnell Glacier. Since someone died a few months earlier on that same glacier while hiking alone, I decided I should stick with the group if I wanted to hike on the glacier. And I did. I kept the ranger entertained by asking questions like, "Can we go where that guy died?", "Why do they call this Glacier National Park?" and "Who scored the NBA's 5 millionth point?" She seemed happy to see me depart from the group on the way back.

Parts of the park look just like Kauai. Don't take my word for it--I met a couple in the park who live in Kauai and they agreed. I also drove the famous Going-to-the-Sun road that cuts through the park. Right after I got to the end of it, I heard that there just was a car accident a few miles back. The car went off the side and the driver of the vehicle died. I figured the chances of a ranger-led hike to the site of the crash were slim, so I left.

Next up: roller coasters and whitewater rafting.