Montana wrap up

Phew, it's been a busy week. I'm going to attempt to conclude out Montana trip photo tour in one post. There's a lot of cool stuff to include, so wish me luck! Here we go ...

Thursday morning the boys and Grandma Katy headed out to the golf course for a round of golf.

After lunch we drove out to Flathead Lake.

We enjoyed the views while relaxing with a few snacks and drinks.

For dinner we drove into Three Forks, MT, and found a casual spot for pizza. They had a neat patio too.

Friday morning we had breakfast at the Buffalo in Whitefish, MT, then tackled the hike to the top of Big Mountain (now known as Whitefish Mountain). We did the long trail (minus the additional loop at the top) for a total of about 4 miles ... all the way up the mountain.

This was at the very beginning of the trail I had entirely too much energy.

After a little hiking ..

We found some great views for a few photos.

I quickly got very tired. Turns out, I was also very sunburned. So much for thinking the trail was mostly shady.

My mom looks way too zippy. No fair.

Once we arrived at "the top," we took the ski lift down to the bottom.

The views were great but I'm afraid of heights and I didn't really "enjoy" the ride.

At the bottom of the mountain, Corey found the down hill luge.

He went very fast!

Once we got all the adrenaline out of our systems, we spent some time at The Lodge in Whitefish. They're right on Whitefish Lake and the weather was awesome!

Saturday morning we rented kayaks and paddled from Whitefish Lake, down the Whitefish River. The night before, there was a TV show being filmed on the lake - kinda neat!

Floatin' and paddlin'

We had to paddle though a huge storm drain thing ... it reminded me of Disney Land.

It was such a scenic ride it was hard to see it all before floating past.

My dad spotted these bear tracks in the water. It's larger than my dad's hand, so it's pretty big. I made the photo black and white so you can more easily see the print.

Saturday was also Grandma Katy's birthday!

We took her out to dinner before departing for home the next morning.

Thanks for hosting us, Grandma! We had a wonderful time!