Our Volksvegan Adventure

Whew, it’s been a fun outdoorsy week! We stayed in Bozeman for a little while and Seneca got a new alternator installed so the bus is back in business. We did some backpacking and hiking in the area with our friend Joe. Bozeman is beautiful and it doesn’t take long to really get away in the mountains surrounding the town. We went to Hyalite Canyon and hiked up to the lake to camp. The next day we hiked up beautiful Hyalite Peak and did some ridge walking before heading back down. The photo shows Sen & I on the saddle of Hyalite Peak. After two nights at Hyalite lake (and a bunch of mosquito bites), we went for a day hike at Beehive Basin. Both places were beautiful, but the hiking certainly made my legs sore. I think we’re getting buff with all this hiking!

At Hyalite Lake we saw mountain goats scrambling on the ridge above and we had a thunderstorm sounding off the mountains as we slept the second night. It was great to finally get a backpacking trip in, and Juneau loved it, especially the snow patches. Stay tuned for pictures once I get them all uploaded!

After Bozeman we headed to Missoula, where we stopped for an excellent vegan meal at Tipu’s Tiger, a vegetarian Indian restaurant. We stopped at the Good Food Store to stock up on organic food and then headed toward Glacier National Park, camping along the way at Seeley Lake campground.

Glacier is amazing. We drove on Going to the Sun Road to St. Mary campground, then back through on the road today. The views are fantastic as we climbed through the park, and the bus handled the steep hills just fine. The best part of Glacier was the wildlife. We saw baby & mama mountain goats who were really unafraid of people right near the road, and several more on the cliffs. The babies are soooooo cute! We also saw a bighorn sheep on the cliff, posing for cameras. After leaving the beautiful park, we gave the bus a good cleaning and we’re now in Whitefish, Montana, at the Great Northern Brewery sampling their beer selection (and making use of their free wireless). We plan to head up to Canada now to visit Banff National Park and a few other parks and towns along the way. I’m hoping to get some internet access soon so I can work on the Co-op Newsletter, so stay tuned for photos!