Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Day 14: Good eatin'

Lots of neat little finds today. Firstly, a nice little homemade ice cream stand in Missoula. Secondly, a late lunch at the Smokehouse in Wallace, ID; though I'm still a little BBQ'd out from last month's adventure, I couldn't resist this place after seeing their smoker at work on the street out in front of the restaurant.

Lastly, some good microbrews in Moscow, ID at Coeur d'Alene brewing company. A nice Tuesday night special meant our pints were only $1.50 each!

Day 14: Random shit

After waking up and eating breakfast in Missoula, MT, we got onto I-90 and headed west. A stop in Wallace, ID yielded some interesting sights.

Wallace started as a mining town (likely for silver), and any good mining town had brothels to keep their miners happy. The Oasis Bordello museum used to be the site of such a place (and by "used to be" I mean as far back as....1988). It's a cool looking place though--decorated much like an old saloon.

Day 13: Glacier National Park

Late start to the morning, so we didn't get to the park until nearly 5pm. That left us with only about 3-4 hours of daylight to see the park. The major drive through the park is the "Going to the Sun Highway" which has some great views.


(the brown path on the right hand side of the picture is the highway we traveled on)

On our drive out of the park, we got pulled over for speeding (first time all trip!).  Fortunately, the park ranger let us off with a warning, so we're still ticket-free!