Still a bit snowy up there . . .

This is Going to the Sun Road in Glacier Park as of June 17. Currently there's about 40 to 50 feet of snow on Logan Pass, the highest part of the road.

Reminded me of a little incident over Memorial Day weekend. Dean went into town to fill our grill's propane tank. At the gas station he ran into a guy who had rented one of those ginormous RVs. He was from Florida, taking his family on a "national parks tour," and asked directions for getting to Glacier Park. Dean told him how to get there, and the guy was really excited about taking his family over the famous scenic road he'd heard so much about. Going to the Sun Road.

Dean: "Uh, it's not open."

RV Guy: "What do you mean, not open? How can it not be open? It's Memorial Day weekend."

Dean: "It's high up in the mountains. There's about 60 feet of snow up there right now. It won't be open for about another month."

The guy was crestfallen. Memorial Day weekend here was cold and rainy, as it so often is. It doesn't really warm up here until mid-June, and Going to the Sun Road usually opens in late June/early July. So chapter one of his national parks tour was a bit of a bust. But he had chapter two planned for Labor Day weekend. He was going to rent an RV again and take his family to Arizona, to see the Grand Canyon.

Dean suggested that next year, he may want to switch that itinerary around -- Arizona in May and Glacier Park in August. I wonder if they'll enjoy sweltering Arizona in August any more than they enjoyed the cold, snowy mountains in May.