After a week in Glacier National Park, it was time to say goodbye to this spectacular country and head back home. Back to work and back to life. We were sad to leave. Before leaving though, we decided to go on one last hike.
This hike was the Lake McDonald shore trail. It took you to different stops around the Lake. We didn't do the whole trail because that would have taken all day. We just did about a half mile of it. The trail went right behind our campsite so we go on there and walked. One way led to this cool bridge that crossed this beautiful river.
The other way led to Lake McDonald. The kids had to throw a few last rocks into the Lake before we could leave. We loved camping at the Fish Creek campground. It was a great campground right on the edge of Lake McDonald. The only bad part was that we could only run our generator at weird hours and times we were always gone. Because of this, our trailer battery died a few times and we had to break the rules and start the generator anyway...
Another thing we did before we left was pick huckleberries. Our campground was full of huckleberry bushes and the berries were ripe for picking. They were really good to just eat but we also picked a bag or two to take home and make jam.
Emily did not want to go home so we let her stay with Grandma and Grandpa for a few more days. This was the first time she has been away from us by herself for that long. She was nervous but excited at the same time. She kept checking and double checking that she had everything she needed. Okay I will admit I was nervous too. We told her to have fun and to mind Grandma and Grandpa. She had a great time with her cousins and was able to see more sights with them. She also came home singing all of the golden oldies of country music because that is what Grandma and Grandpa listened to on their drive back home.
As we were pulling out of the campground, Russell noticed that the trailer brakes were not working. He could not figure out what was going on so he, my dad, and Clay spent about an hour or more at the campground amphitheater trying to fix them. The boys, Charlotte, and I explored the amphitheater and played trucks in the dirt while we waited. I have learned to just let the guys figure these things out without getting in the way. I still don't really know what was wrong and I don't think they really pinpointed the problem but something they did fixed it and the brakes and tail lights finally started working. I was glad for every one's help and we finally got on our way home.
As we drove home, we took a different route than we did to get there. This was a more scenic route through Montana and we saw some nice country. We kind of thought we would stop somewhere for the night but decided to push on home instead. We finally arrived home at around one in the morning. We had a great trip and want to go back soon. Everything we saw was beautiful and we loved being outdoors enjoying nature.
We definitely had a great family vacation.
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