FALL 2020 NORTHWEST RV TRAVELS

September 30 – October 8, 2020 We should begin each blog with a Covid Closure / Restrictions section as there is always something we can’t do or see because of Covid. As I mentioned in the last blog, we knew the east and Canadian entrances to Glacier National Park were closed, most campgrounds, several smaller roads, the Visitor Center, and part of the “Going to the Sun” road. That still wasn’t enough to stop us and all the other travelers from going to the park. In fact, with so many families and children – it almost seemed like August and not October . Driving in from the east, we passed the east entrance to Glacier National Park (which was closed) and continued on US 2 to the west which proved to be quite a challenge. With the changing elevations, constant winding road, and the mountain views of the National Park, we knew we’d have to come back to a portion of the drive to take in the natural beauty and enjoy the train traffic which ran parallel to our drive almost the entire tr...

    September 16 – September 26, 2020 From Minot, North Dakota we planned to travel to Glacier National Park. Here are some things we know; the east (Blackfeet Indian Reservation) and north (Canadian) entrances are closed and have been all year as well as some of the roads through the park, and most of the tourist activities are closed for the season including many of the campgrounds outside the only entrance. No problem. This is how Air Quality changed our plans: As we entered Montana from the east, we noticed the sky was rather hazy. The temperatures were in the mid 80’s and there were no clouds. That was the weather report for the day. What really happened was cooler temps, hazy sky, a tiny gray-orange sun, and irritating air. The air burned our nose and mouth and our eyes were red and itching. What? We had been keeping an eye on the western fires but we thought we were too far away for any issues. After some investigating, we realized the smoke from the fires was h...