A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 124 miles from West Glacier, Montana to Missoula, Montana.
Author: David
Travel from West Glacier to Missoula, Montana
We drove our coach 124 miles, about 3 hour of driving, from West Glacier, Montana to Missoula, Montana. Beginning our trek from the top of the country to the bottom — we’ll be spending the winter in Texas this year.
The map route for this leg, heading south:
Smoky US-2:
US-2 next to the Flathead River:
Roadworks on MT-206:
We stopped at Woody’s Country Store for lunch again:
Very tasty fries and burger:
Paladin sitting on the dash as we returned to our coach:
Some sights along MT-35 next to Flathead Lake:
Flathead Lake:
Oops, a dining chair fell over; we might want to think about securing it with a bungee or something:
Several places in Ronan had decorated hay bales:
In the Flathead Reservation, the signs were bilingual:
A wildlife bridge:
Our destination, Jim and Mary’s RV Park:
Our site before occupation:
Our coach:
Jenn and Paladin looking out the driver window:
Golfing to the Sun and waterfalls in Glacier National Park
Once the family arrived at the campground, we did another couple of trips into Glacier National Park. I didn’t go on one, but for the last trip, we all went to West Glacier Village for lunch, swag shopping, and mini golf. Then went a bit into the park to look at some waterfalls.
The Café:
Burger:
Gift shop:
Golfing to the Sun mini golf:
I got a hole in one on the 18th hole; yay!
A bear makes rude comments on the putting skill:
Mercantile:
We headed into the park:
Lake McDonald:
McDonald Creek:
A viewing deck:
McDonald Creek bridge:
A horse tour crossing the bridge:
Lake McDonald Lodge:
Lake McDonald one last time:
Video: Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park timelapse
A timelapse of driving our truck along Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, Montana.
Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park
We did a day-trip around the south of Glacier National Park, then along the iconic Going-to-the-Sun Road through the park.
Here’s an interactive route map with some of our stops marked, going counter-clockwise:
Highway 2 south of Glacier:
A stop at Silver Staircase Waterfall (probably more impressive at another time of year):
Glacier from US-2:
East Glacier Park:
Whistle Stop Restaurant for lunch:
Two Medicine Road:
Glacier National Park sign:
Two Medicine Road:
Two Medicine Lake:
US-89 heading north towards the St Mary Visitor Center:
Roadworks:
US-89:
St Mary Visitor Center:
Views from Going-to-the-Sun Road, through the park:
An interesting van:
A closed underground restroom:
A little close:
An iconic red bus:
Waterfall:
Lake McDonald:
Roadworks:
Heading out the west entrance:
Mirror glass replacement
While driving along I-5 in Tacoma, Washington, a truck got a bit too close to us, and bashed their mirror into ours, shattering the mirror glass:
In this frame from the dashcam, you can see that their mirror was knocked back from the impact:
The cracked mirror:
I ordered replacement mirror glass from the manufacturer:
Removing the broken glass:
The mirror is heated, so I needed to disconnect it (I’ve already unhooked one connector in this pic):
Behind the glass:
New and old glass:
The mirror is mounted using adhesive pads and clips at the top and bottom:
The replaced mirror glass:
Unfortunately, the motor that adjusts the mirror position also seems to have been damaged; we can move the mirror in every direction except towards the coach. So we’ll have to get that fixed sometime. Not so urgent, since we can still adjust it by hand.
Moose Creek RV Resort and B&B
We stayed at Moose Creek RV Resort and B&B in West Glacier, Montana. (Campground Reviews listing.)
A nice place for a family reunion. We met up with some family members to hang out together and visit Glacier National Park.
Dates:
- Check in: 2022-09-02
- Check out: 2022-09-11
- 9 nights
Weather:
- Mostly sunny, one day with a little drizzle
- High temps ranging between 66-93°F, lows around 32-50°F
- A little wind
Noise:
- No road noise; some train noise
- No neighbor noise
Site:
- #3, back in, gravel, with small concrete pad under back wheels
- Needed to disconnect toad; parked in front of coach
- Not level due to concrete pad
- Large site: about 90 feet long by about 90 feet wide
- Full hookups:
- 50 amp power, not very conveniently located
- 45 PSI water, conveniently located (boosted from our tank)
- Good sewer connection, conveniently located (1 10-foot pipe)
- Picnic table on grass
- Tall trees on driver side; clear sky for Starlink
Internet (in usage priority order):
- Starlink: 25 Mbps down, 4 Mbps up, 55 ms ping
- AT&T: 18-37 Mbps down, 5-8 Mbps up, 120 ms ping
- Verizon: 18 Mbps down, 9 Mbps up, 80 ms ping
- T-Mobile: no service
- Campground Wi-Fi: available but not used
Amenities:
- Dumpsters
- No pool
- Onsite cafe
- Package delivery to office
Here’s our review on Campground Reviews:
Great place for a family reunion
We met up with several members of the family so we could do Glacier. We have a 40′ motorhome and had a great back-in site on the edge of the property, central to where everyone else stayed in the park with their small trailer, rooftop tent, and glamping pod rental, so there was something for everyone. Being just a couple of miles from Glacier was great for day trips to the park. It was wonderful having the caf on site for breakfast or a latte in the morning. We camped at Moose Creek RV Park and B&B in a Motorhome.
The RV park map:
Our site before parking:
Our site:
The weird little concrete pad:
Back jacks; no need for jack pads on concrete:
Utilities:
We used the Starlink dish; I put out cones to mark the cable, since it was on grass (good thing, too, since the grass was mowed while we were out; they mowed around the cable):
The entrance:
Office and playground:
Phone booth (kids, ask your parents):
Group fire pit:
Bathrooms:
Dog park:
Other sites:
A retro trailer at the dump station:
The back of our site:
Sites 42 and 41, where some of our family stayed:
The parents stayed in a glamping pod:
A nice thing about this park was an on-site café:
Café breakfast:
Another café breakfast, eating in the nice little seating area by the café:
Dinner while watching baseball on our outside TV:
There are wildfires in the area; here’s a helicopter with a water bucket:
For the last family breakfast, I cooked bacon and pancakes on my griddle:
A sunset:
Our coach after removing the Magne Shades, in preparation for departure:
Glacier National Park halfway
Since we had a short drive to Moose Creek, we decided to visit Glacier National Park that evening.
The park currently requires reservations to enter the main part during the day, but entry is unrestricted from 4 PM. We had reservations for every day, except that first day.
Entrance:
West Glacier Village:
West Glacier Café:
Golfing to the Sun mini golf:
Entrance sign:
Entrance station:
Our annual pass expired (since we’ve been doing this for a year), so it was time to get a new one. Great value for us:
Apgar visitor center:
Passport stamp station, with phone chargers provided; nice of them:
The visitor center:
An iconic red bus:
Views along Going-to-the-Sun Road:
Wildfire smoke:
Logan Pass visitor center, halfway along the road, and at the continental divide:
Heading back down the hill:
Video: Marion, Montana to West Glacier, Montana motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 64 miles from Marion, Montana to West Glacier, Montana.
Travel from Marion to West Glacier, Montana
We drove our coach 64 miles, about 1 hour of driving, from Marion, Montana to West Glacier, Montana.
The map route, heading northeast:
Leaving the McGregor Lakes RV campground:
US-2:
A barn:
An interesting building:
Crossing Flathead River:
We stopped at Woody’s Country Store for lunch; unusual in our coach, but I noticed that they have parking available for big rigs:
Tasty BLT and excellent fries:
Back to our coach:
Paladin in the steps:
Flathead River again:
Hungry Horse; a place name that reminds me of a Hungry Horse restaurant I went to as a kid in New Zealand:
The Huckleberry Patch, where Jenn later got a huckleberry pie, pancake mix, etc:
Our destination, Moose Creek RV Resort and B&B:
Approaching the office (a little narrow for a big coach):
Jenn checking in:
We unhooked our truck out front:
I drove the truck to our site, while Jenn drove our coach around a longer route, to avoid a sharp corner:
