Mustard Field
Mustard Field
Dead Horse Dam
A Stream
2011 Trip - Day 79
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Tuesday, July 5 -Site A53, Apgar Campground, Glacier National Park, MT - 129.6 miles, 13,254.6 for the trip
Today was a fairly quiet one. I drove back to the mustard seed field because I wanted a better photo than the one I took last time. Of course the sky didn't cooperate - the clouds in the previous image are so much better...
An update - at the suggestion of a viewer, it is likely that the "Mustard Seed" field is actually Canola. I didn't find anyone to ask, but when he was in the same area he did and was told they were Canola fields. In any case, very impressive color combinations!
On the way back I stopped to see the Dead Horse Dam, a short drive off US 2 in (of course) Dead Horse, MT. I also had the thought that it would be interesting to take a helicopter ride to where they are plowing to photograph them. I stopped at one of the helicopter charters outside the park - $455.00 for a 1/2 hour, the time it would take. Nice idea, but just a little more than I'm willing to spend. A little different from Viet Nam when I was doing operations & training for the 101st I'd just make a call & one would meet me at the landing pad. I guess I'll stick with the Glacier's flickr page.
After that it was off to Polebridge to pick up a couple of sticky buns & cinnamon rolls. Yes, it is a little crazy to drive 48 miles round trip just for a couple of rolls, but:
After that it was back to the campground and Skype my daughter Karin on her birthday. We "talked" for awhile - they are leaving for a 2 year stint to Botswana on Thursday. I'll miss them, but last time they were in Africa we managed to Skype back & forth almost weekly; I'm hoping it will be the same this time.
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Tomorrow I will be heading into Canada. My Verizon data plan (through Millenicom) does not cover Canada, and the cost of connecting through my AT&T plan would cost me hundreds of dollars per week, I will have to make my updates at either campground WiFi connections, or other open connections until I get back to the US. So, if you don't hear from me it isn't because I don't care!
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October 1, 2012