We left at about 7:30 and dropped Nikki off at school. Then Georgie and I left for East Glacier, one of the gateway towns to the park. There is a dirt road cut-across from where Nikki is but it was raining and I thought it might be muddy so I took the longer but paved way. Georgie doesn't like riding alone in the backseat. We ended up pulling over four times on this initial leg. Mostly I think Georgie was just lonely although like all kids she's not crazy about her car seat.
Once we got to East Glacier all was well, except it was raining and 40 degrees out. I went into the first souvenir shop on the strip and bought Georgie a pair of socks to help her keep warm. Outside I was struggling to put them on and the proprietor of the neighboring cafe came out to help me. I decided to then eat breakfast in her cafe. Georgie sat next to me in a high-chair, her new favorite thing. I talked to the owner a bit and she held Georgie. She recommended I take her to the nearby lodge. It was raining so I decided to take the car. In the two minutes it took to get over there Georgie fell asleep.
Not wanting to waste a nap opportunity I kept driving. I passed Two Medicine and got to Kiowa. This is where I got myself into trouble. At US-89 I could go right for Browning or left for St. Mary. I thought it was too early to go back to the rez so I turned left. What I had forgotten is that the road from here to St. Mary is long, hilly, windy, and today wet. Not that the road conditions were the problems; rather it was the inconsolable baby behind me. We ended up stopping quite often. I tried taking her out a bit to enjoy the scenery but the strong wind seemed to scare her. We finally made it to St. Mary and spent a long time shopping in the gift shops. Georgie earned herself a stuffed goat.
She fell asleep as I was pulling out of St. Mary. Rather than go back the tortuous way I came, I headed north 8 miles to Babb to cut across on the Duck Lake road. How disheartening it was to get out there and see the GPS read that I had 80 miles to go. Georgie slept all the way to Browning, where I stopped to get gas. The last 35 miles or so were the worst. The kid had clearly had enough of my solo driving. In all the poor girl drove 235 miles today. I was worried that she would hate me for a few days but everything seemed restored when we got to Nikki and she had a perfectly pleasant evening.
This rainbow was not a portent.
Georgie loves high-chairs.
Two Medicine
Cold and rainy
Happy = Not in car seat
My attempt at taking a picture of G. and I with the timer
Near St. Mary
Chief Mountain visible in the center
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