We drove into Golden this morning to take the
Kicking Horse Resort Gondola up to the top of the mountain. It was drizzly and
cool when we got on the Gondola and raining when we got to the top. We had
reservations at the restaurant at the top of the mountain so we went in to eat.
Lunch was included in the ride to the top and was pretty good. While we were
eating, the clouds started to clear and the sun came out.
The views from the top of the mountain were
stunning! Just to the north west of the Kicking Horse property was the boundary
for Glacier National Park, so we were seeing a part of the park that we
couldn’t see from the road when we drove through a couple of days ago. From the
top we could see to the town of Golden
in the valley below, as well as the river valley on the other side of the
mountain.
During the winter this mountain is a hive of
activity for skiers, snowboarding and other winter sports. At this time of year
the paths are full of mountain bikers and hikers and the skies are colorful
with paragliders. We watched some of the bikers take off down the mountain, the
beginning of the trail is a steep downhill slope and by the time they reached
the actual trail they were going pretty fast! The restaurant was at an altitude
of 7700’, the bottom, where we got on the gondola is 3900’! That’s an adrenalin
filled ride!! Not even when I was younger would I have attempted that. Just going up in the Gondola was scary
enough. I only screamed part of the way
though, LOL.
Here is Grandpop being silly with a full size
wood sculpture of the bear we did not see:
When we got back to the rig, we discovered that
we forgot to close one of the overhead cabinets. Look where we found Keys:
That night there was a beautiful sunset that turned the mountain red:
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