Part II Gallery – Writer in Transit

Writer in Transit

Part II Gallery

“East, North-East! To Glacier-Carved Landscapes”

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Portland, Oregon

Portland! Oregon.

Heart Coffee Roasters

Where I stayed in Portland. Very grateful to have had such welcoming and kind hosts.

Portland has a good balance of clean city lines…

… and the ragged and frayed texture of nature.

And lots of books

And people fighting for what they believe in

And those who keep things from getting out of control,

including this guy

Portland Street Art

Portland Street Art

Portland Street Art

Is this a Sequoia or a Cedar?

Multnomah Falls. Stopped here on my drive along the Columbia River Gorge.

Found it! Went hunting for this trail on my drive along the Columbia River Gorge.

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho &

Kalispell, Montana

Coeur d’Alene

City of Lovers…

… (I totally made that up)

Honestly THE BEST AirBnB I’ve stayed at. Ever.

For $54/night, I got this super clean and cozy space, with snacks, tea, coffee.

Complete with a private mini-backyard that you won’t see here in this gallery. Sorry.

Yup I got fancy here — Brunch by the lake: stuffed french toast with fresh strawberries, bacon and a nice cup of cappuccino.

Stumbled upon this local ice cream shop in Plains, Montana

And discovered this Heavenly Huckleberry Ice Cream (now probably my favorite)

First time seeing a bear

Morning of my drive heading into Glacier National Park

But first, coffee.

These Glacier-Carved Landscapes

Glacier National Park

These Glacier-Carved Landscapes…

Who would not fall in love with this place?

The drives here are amazing…

View from… the parking lot. Honestly.

Trail to Hidden Lake

Hidden Lake

Highline Trail. Can you see the people?

Mountain goat!

Bighorn sheep!

More mountain goats!!

Only got to explore the East half of this road, due to fires in the west.

Grinnell Glacier Hike! A section of the trail was closed, due to frequenting of grizzlies in the area. A detour had to be taken, which would add about 1 mile in total.

About 2 min in from the start of the trail, bear poop!

My interest in geology, slowly rising.

Views from the trail heading up to Grinnell Glacier

Grinnell & Salamander Glacier, first sighting! And that lake.

Instant energizer. I had the biggest smile on my face upon reaching this place.

This is not my biggest smile btw

The water’s cool, calm demeanor resisting the sun’s heat

Stayed here for about an hour, trying to take it all in.

1) Campground [green], 2) Grinnell Glacier trail [red], 3) Swiftcurrent trail [yellow]

Day 3. Joined a ranger-led hike (because bears).

Hiking thru Swiftcurrent valley

Stopped for a snack at Red Rock Falls

A definite bonus to the hike was the fascinating geologic processes and origins of this landscape, imparted to us throughout the hike, by our excellent guide, ranger Ross.

Observing a Golden Eagle flying over the valley. Only four of us decided to push thru and go higher. We turned back from a point called Devil’s Elbow.

Views from the switchbacks going up to Swiftcurrent Pass.

Swiftcurrent, a glacial valley.

We started there at the distance, at the valley floor.

Campsite #1 (At St. Mary’s)

Camp dinner! Eggs and sausages

Campsite #2 (Many Glacier)

This…

is…

… the life.

My tired but happy feet (relaxing after the Grinnell Glacier hike)

Huckleberry ice cream #2! Ice cream stopover after exiting Glacier.

Part II Route

Portland, OR
*Drive along Columbia River Gorge Scenic byway
Multnomah Falls, Hood River, Spokane, WA
Coeur d’Alene, ID
Kalispell, MT
Glacier National Park

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