Kiwis and Fairy Bread
Mike and Ellen's Travel Adventures
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Glacier National Park: windy day on the Red Bus
16 June 2026 The only activity we had booked for this trip was a Red Bus Tour. A fleet of 33 buses built in the 1930s (and refurbished several times since then) takes up to 18 passengers on various routes around Glacier National Park. Back in February, I called Xanterra (the company that runs the hospitality divisions of many U.S. national parks) where a very helpful woman encouraged me to book both our cabins and this particular tour. She said it was a wonderful way to experience the park. She was absolutely right. It was a chilly morning with rains… Read more
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Somerville to Bozeman to Glacier National Park: Welcome to Big Sky Country
14-15 June 2026 Another bench. Another conversation with interesting, well traveled people. Another truly incredible view. Glacier National Park, Montana. Wow! Jagged peaks of dark sedimentary rock and pure white snow fill my vision above a lake of teal glacial water. A cool breeze flows steadily. A confident, patient crow stares me down. What a fortunate woman I am. The journey to get to this idilic spot began early yesterday morning at 8am when Mike, Ben, Ben’s roommate Cary and I got an Uber to Newark airport. Hopped on a bumpy flight to Chicago (Hi Cousin Janice!) and then a… Read more
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