Hwy 2 - Montana
BY: Cathy Burford
Yes, we are now heading due west, along the northernmost east-west road in Montana. In some places it is barely 20 miles from the border. The Hi-Line refers to the area adjacent to US 2 from the border roughly 100 miles south. It stretches the entire width of Montana, 650 miles! It is full of prairie, endless fields of wheat, large herds of cattle, distant mountains Big, Sky, and remoteness. Also, according to one of our waitresses, incessant wind.
The hearty folks who live here are very inventive, in the town of Culbertson, Mt. we passed the Rolling Hills Winery and Car Wash. It's good to be diversified in the current economy...Because the sky is so big, and we are so close, we can see that it's raining in Saskatchewan today.
They waste nothing in the Dakotas and here in Montana-they mow & roll the wide shoulders of the highway. Filled with wildflowers as well as grass, I imagine that it's a tasty little equestrian field greens salad!
Spent a night at Havre (pronounced have-er here, but in French they would never acknowledge that H), which is amazingly the 8th largest city in Mt. They produce spring and winter wheat here, and it became a supply hub here at the turn of the century when the railroad began bringing goods for trappers, miners and the military at nearby Ft. Assinnboine.
We were anxious to continue west from here, as the Rockies are calling. Began taking pictures as soon as the mountains appeared. We were heading west along with a freight train that finally caught up to us in East Glacier. The town of East Glacier is quintessential Montana. The Glacier Park Hotel and railway stop is at the east entrance of Glacier National Park, and is part of a system of hotels and chalets built by the Great Northern Railway to boost tourism in the early 1900's, when our national park system was established. One would disembark at the Glacier Park Station, walk or ride the 200 yards to the Glacier Park Hotel Lobby, which is a beautiful rustic lodge with manicured grounds and sweeping vistas. From there, a series of Swiss-style chalets, spaced a day's ride apart, allowed guests to experience the grandeur of Glacier in comfort and style!.
We are now far enough into the northwest to take advantage of the 'huckleberry experience'. We didn't hesitate one moment to order the 'fresh huckleberry cobbler' at the Glacier Village Cafe! As we continued west on Hwy 2 the scenic byway designation takes on a whole new meaning. It skirts the southern boundary of Glacier National Park, running along the middle fork of the Flathead River. The river is very swift, and most of the time looks positively turquoise!
Yours from the road,
Cathy & William
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