Road Trip: Seattle ----> D.C. - Day 1

Emily picks me up at 8AM. We pack away my stuff, and we’re off!!!

Western Montana is one of the most beautiful parts of the U.S.

Emily’s car is a 1995 Honda Civic. It’s antenna has seen better days, and the amount of tape keeping it attached to the car grows every time we stop:
























As we enter Montana, Emily flips through our U.S. atlas (published in 2002—we figured not much could’ve changed, right?) to see how to get to Glacier National Park and turns to me.
Emily: I don’t know how to tell you this, but this atlas is missing everything between Minnesota and Nebraska. So we actually don’t have a map of Montana.
Emmy: Do we really need a map of Montana to get through it?
Emily: I guess not.

Afternoon of Day 1, Emily tries beef jerky for the first time. She’s a convert :)

There are many Bible camps in Idaho and Montana. And even more churches. Bumper stickers speak to the religiosity of these areas as well: “Authentic marriage: one man and one woman.” Hmm.

Glacier National Park is breathtakingly beautiful. We tried bison, elk, and venison at dinner (take-away: all sausage tastes basically the same); enjoyed some huckleberry soda (not notably excellent in any way), and passed out as the sun set over the mountains and Lake MacDonald outside our window at the Village Inn--an establishment that's been around since the 1890s!