In February, before the pandemic took a hold of America, we booked a stay at an AirBnB outside of Whitefish Montana with the intent to explore the great wilderness of Glacier National Park. This spot in the Rockies has been #2 on my bucket list (#1 was Iceland, and that was achieved in March of 2017). I LOVE purple mountains, crystal blue waters, and rich green forests. Purple, blue and green are my three favorite colors-they even show up in my auroric photo! But, that's not the point here, we wanted a northern family vacation that involved mountains, big skies, friendly people, and an escape from the current chaos of Portland.
So the first thing I need to mention about Montana are, the FRIENDLIEST people live here! At least in the northwestern part of the state. This made our experience wonderful. The second thing I need to mention about Montana is, the COFFEE is wonderful! We bought a bag from Montana Coffee Traders, and I can hardly wait to try their Northern Lights roast.
We left on Sunday August 16th and stayed the night in Missoula. Pretty uneventful, but Monday the 17th is when the fun began. We took a route from Missoula to the eastern side of Flathead Lake. We ooyed and ahhed at all of the beautiful log cabins, stopped at a State Park and then made our way north into Whitefish. We rented a cabin that had fine wood details from an wood artist. Staying in this cabin just south of Whitefish made our stay wonderful.
Upon entering our cabin, the first thing I noticed were the hummingbirds floating amongst the flowers outside. I knew I chose the right place. The link to this cabin is https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/3790910?source_impression_id=p3_1599008086_4Advz1I1r56prUOy It is much grander in person than these photos show.
