It's Snowing!

You may recall that last February I was re-routed to Montana in the middle of a blizzard. As a result, I asked to have the next visits as I wanted to actually be able to see the mountains. I was rewarded with a positive response.


Now is the time for the next visit.


I scheduled the flights with time to explore and checked the information for Glacier National Park. The 'Fun in the Sun Road' was partially closed when I first checked three weeks ago, but being the positive person I am, I was sure it would be open by the second week in June. I anticipated brisk, sunny days with blue skies and comfortable temperatures. I actually packed slacks and light weight shirts, shorts and T-shirts and laid out Capri's, a T-shirt and sandals for the flight. Then for some reason I decided I should check the weather report for Kalispel, Montana on Monday night before I left on Tuesday morning. The forecast was for highs in the 50'2 and lows in the 30's, so I repacked, taking the shorts out and replacing light weight tops with sweaters. I put away the Capri's and got out jeans, a sweater and athletic shoes to wear on the plane. And at the last minute, I hunted down my heavy black sweater and put it in the suitcase.

Leaving Kansas City at 10AM (the flight was delayed) I felt a bit foolish, as I was uncomfortably hot and the other passengers were wearing summer attire. I changed planes in Denver and it was sunny and breezy. But, alas, when we were boarding the plane for Kalispel we were told that we might not be able to land in Kalispel due to a snow storm. If the weather prohibited the landing we would be re-routed to Missoula and arrangements made to transport us on to Kalispel.

Fortunately, luck was with us.

The flight was rather bumpy, but we made it to Kalispel on time. Actually, we landed a bit ahead of time. AND the snow storm was in full force. Visibility restricted my ability to see the mountains.....AGAIN!. Instead of heading for Glacier National Park, as I had planned, I just went to the hotel.

But all good stories have a good ending, and so does this one.

When I checked in at the hotel, I discovered I was the 'customer of the day'. I received a gift bag with bottled water, candy and microwave popcorn and an upgrade to a suite.

I'm here until Friday morning. Maybe the weather will improve.