2014 Glacier National Park

This wonderful view from our room is a main reason I wanted to return to GNP.  

I absolutely love this view of Lake McDonald.  There is something lovely, peaceful, and inspiring about this place.  Every single day we were there, the view was different.  This was my favorite one.  

It does the heart good to keep in mind such natural beautiful places exist. I can't get enough of it. 

This panoramic shot was an experiment with my iPhone.  Turned out pretty good I think. 

The Village Inn is really about a 1950's vintage motel.  We requested a first floor room, booked at least a year in advance.  The room had two queen beds, a bath, and full kitchen.  Very clean.  Lots of warm wood paneling.  Front door to the lake, parking in back, and a back door.  Wonderful lodging. 

No TV, very limited WiFi, just in the front office. So restful.  

2014 Yellowstone

We both really highly recommend seeing Yellowstone with a naturalist as your guide.  It was amazing!  

That's Ed and I in the first row of passengers in the antique yellow bus.  This is in the Lamar valley, in north Yellowstone.  Beautiful area. 

The tour was only 9 people, which gave us great flexibility.  Ages ranged from about 17 to 70+.

There were at least two PhDs among us, so it was a pretty erudite group.   What a nice group of people.  We spent a week in pretty close proximity, and there wasn't a jerk in the bunch.  The tour included transportation, some meals, the tour guide, and lodging at all the big lodges.  

We had 2 nights at Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel, 2 at Old Faithful Snow Lodge, and 2 at Lake Yellowstone Cabins.   We had dinner on my 62nd birthday at Old Faithful Inn.