Polebridge North Entrance to Glacier Day 21

 Wednesday, July 30

Dave and I attempted to go to Apgar Village in Glacier today but it was so busy that we could not even get a parking space. So plan B was to take a ride to the remote area to the North Fork in northwestern Glacier called Polebridge. We drove on dusty dirt roads through the forest and made it to the tiny town of Polebridge where there is the Northern Lights saloon and mercantile and that is about it! It was a lot of fun. We had lunch there off the grid as they called it and bought some tasty home baked goods from the mercantile. They even host concerts every so often at the saloon. 

Ollie the dog made his rounds for some good eats!

We continued to take the back roads to Bowman Lake with a stunning view. We drove 6 miles off the main dirt road to Bowman Lake and it took us 20 minutes to get there, pulling off the side of the road to allow 2 way traffic. Good thing Sarah’s trusty car made it there and back for us. Thanks for the wheels Sarah! We also took a short hike partway around the lake and made sure we carried our bear spray. We saw lots of fur on the trail, presumably from bears. 

We ended our evening with dinner in Columbia Falls at the Gunsight Saloon with Sarah and Tim, who both finished their workday before dinner. We enjoyed the food, band and atmosphere sitting outside. Our last evening in Montana!

Carol and Dave