Amtrak Adventure - Day 29 - West Glacier, Montana to St Paul, Minnesota

Day 29 and we were back on the tracks again. This time headed for St Paul, Minnesota, a twenty-four hour trip. The journey took us through Glacier National Park via the Marias Pass, a route through the Rockies which was originally sought by Lewis and Clark, but finally discovered by John Stevens in 1889 with the help of a Blackfoot Indian Guide.

Amtrak Adventure - Day 28 - Glacier National Park

Day 28 we took a Red Bus Tour to see the section of the Going to the Sun  Road that was already open. The fifty mile road is supposed to be one of the most spectacular drives in the country but, due to weather conditions, is closed to vehicles for many months of the year and does not fully open until mid-June.

Amtrak Adventure - Days 26 and 27 - West Glacier, Montana

Day 26 - waking up on the train and looking out of the window to this view is not a bad way to start the day. 

Unfortunately, that mist changed to rain by the time we arrived at West Glacier. Luckily our hotel, the Belton Chalet, was literally across the road from the railway station.  The hotel was the first Great Northern Railway Hotel  at Glacier National Park and over the years was used for various purposes until it was bought by its current owners in the 1990's who have lovingly restored the building to its original purpose.