15-09-01/02 Day 143/144 Complete Montana CDT – Mark Trail
Hiking The Continental Divide Trail
Mark Trail CDT 2015
We were up early and had breakfast at the Two Medicine Grill. It was delicious. I was ready to hike the twelve miles left to complete CDT Montana. We did the key swap just like yesterday. It was a great feeling completing Montana and also apprehension of returning to Wyoming and Colorado in four days to hike south. 
We had our last lunch together at the ..TM Grill. I did some last minute packing, shopping and sending cards. The train was on time and at 6:45 pm, I was riding west to Seattle. There was a narrative given by a guide as we traveled through history of the west.
Next Day…. 09/02/2015
As we approached Seattle and morning came, the guide returned and continued describing places we passed. It made for an interesting ride. 
Wip, who I hiked with on the AT in 2011, met me for lunch, brought me two packs of Starbucks Via Coffee packs, and drove me to the airport. It is so nice to have friends all over the US….
Bront met me at the Denver airport and Shelly made me a big salad. It’s great to be back to my Boulder Home….
Boulder Colorado,
Lots and Lots of Miles
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I slept in an old international bus converted into a camper. It was one of those special places that was very peaceful. Very restful sleep.
After fourteen miles, Jellybean was ready for Two Medicine Grill and I was too. We booked our same room for two nights at the Whispering Swan, showered, and ate lunch. Echo joined us and we made our plans for tomorrow. I would change my reservations and ride the train through the night to Seattle then fly to Denver on 9/2. Bean would continue road walking south through Montana. Oh boy. … What a day
We arrived at St Mary at 1:30 pm and promptly went to the restaurant for lunch. Storms moved in while we ate so plans to walk on were in question. I was I no hurry and had plenty of time to catch the train, plane ride back to Denver seven days from now.
Bean drove us six miles out of town where we hitched back to St Mary to walk back to the car. Very Crazy…….Very.
As we were hitching, Gary and Autumn stopped and not only offered a ride, they offered a place to sleep and second dinner. Words cannot discribe the joy in me……
Waterton was like a Ghost Town at 6:00 am on a Saturday. We hiked to the campground and took showers to blow some time before Subway opened at 7:00 am. At 9:00 we walked back to the campground to find Todd and Sharon for our ride to Many Glacier. They made room for us in their Prius. Crossing the Canada – US border was uneventful. Yes, No, No, No….OK you may enter. Then I told Todd I had Two Lbs of …….. Just Joking….
rted and had breakfast with the guys at the Fifty Mountain Campsite. There were nine of us. At 7:00 am it was time to walk to Waterton, Alberta, Canada. I was stoked with all kinds of emotions rushing through my head.
Every day was amazing and falling into place with no effort on my part… Well.. maybe a little effort.
It was sixteen miles to the US / Canada border and another 4 miles to Waterton. We rolled in a little after 2:00 pm at the border and took lots of pictures. Most likely I will never be back. As we got closer to Waterton we began to see a lot more day hikers.
As we were walking through the Waterton campground, Rick, sitting by his camper, offered us a beer…”I think I am going to like this town.”
We headed straight to Zums for some fried chicken. Yum…. After dinner,! we walked the town and sampled any food I could shove into my face. I went into Zuma the Taco Bar and ordered two tacos from India and Amanda. Then a box of Chocolate Almond Milk with Oreo Cookies.
Back down the hill to Barbara’s back porch, a resident of Waterton, to sleep on cots she rolled out for us….Amazing
Goodbye to Peaches and Bean drove us from East Glacier Park to Logan Pass in Glacier National Park. There were Big Horned Sheep in the parking lot to welcome us… It was early in the morning so only a few people were there.
Fifty Mountain Campsite was occupied by hikers like any other national park. There were experienced and novice from all over the states. We shared stories and had a great time. Two guys went down for water and saw a huge grizzly bear…. Maybe I will get my chance to see one…..
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