A bear that says moo?

24 Aug - drove 327.6 miles (527 kms) heading north. We felt Montana had more to offer than we were seeing and the country side certainly got more Montana-ish as we travelled. Brilliant roads!. There were huge rocky craggy mountains and lots of ranches and quaint houses with high pitched roofs for winter snow. We stopped at Helena (the capital) to visit the Post Office and Bank. It got a bit cooler as we went north - very hot when we started out.. We lunched at Great Falls and camped for the night in East Glacier Village (National Park). We drove up another of THOSE roads to get there. Steep, winding, death drops on one side. Ours was the largest vehicle allowed to drive there. There had been big wash aways and we later found out they planned to close the road because it is too dangerous DOH! Of course there was another way to get there but we didn't know till we got there lol. Now this is bear country and there are warning signs all over and while I was driving - clinging to the cliff road - I saw a big black thing on the rock side of the road. Log..I thought...then it moved and I yelled out to Lee "Bear! Bear!" Then it turned around and looked at us with it's big cow eyes...yup...twas a cow. I still have my suspicions it may well have been a bear dressed as a cow though....ya never know :)

25 Aug - only 72.2 miles (116 km) today from East Glacier to West Glacier and we camped in the National Park. No electricity and no ambient light so come night time it was very very very dark. I took my pencil torch and headed off to the toilets and it was pretty scary. Bear warnings everywhere - Don't leave out food or rubbish or a bear WILL eat you :( I walked pretty fast lol - no Yogi was having me for a snack - well I would be more of a 3 course meal. A bit later Lee needed to go and off she went - was back almost immediately - was frightened mwahahah. I felt very brave after that. Lee made other arrangements in the vicinity of the back wheel. All the buildings in the villages are amazing and in some places you would swear you were in Europe.

26 Aug - big sleep in. Lee went kayaking and I finished a book in a nice shady spot. Stopped at a bear park where you drive in amongst them. They are BIG!...but they look cute.....but I know they aren't :(  Have driven 209.8 miles (337 Kms) en route to Yellowstone where we hope to end up tomorrow. I think we are in an RV Park near Hamilton - not quite sure. There is a Scottish Highlands Games here tomorrow so may have a quick look on the way out Bugs# 504