Road Trip – On Site – Day 3 – Yellowstone to Kalispell

It started with sitting in rocking chairs on a small porch of the Lake Yellowstone Inn. We had our coffees and a small muffin each. We were sitting there, sipping our coffee, looking out over the grand Lake Yellowstone.

We talked about Scriptures that came other mind on this trip. Interestingly, the phrase “majesty” and “majestic” were repeated often.

From there, we began the long drive of going up the east side of Yellowstone loop. We also went out the Lamar Valley highway. 

We saw bookoos of bison. Now, this meant little to us … for our relatives raise bison. But it was cool to see a small part of the herd climbing the rocky path up a hill.

We saw elk and osprey. Long pronged deer and an eagle or two. 

A common occurrence was the fascination of drivers and others who would stop in a heartbeat to get a photo of any animal they saw. It was traffic jam after traffic jam.

Leaving the park, we spent time at the historic Arch. Just imagine the people who have gazed upon the edifice – Presidents and paupers. Billionaires and misers. Celebrities and unknowns. 

This is the first of all National Parks. This Arch is the symbolic entrance into the park. The meaning is much more than the sum of the parts. The stones that make the Arch mean less then the arch itself.

The 7 hour drive to Kalispell was through the beautiful land of Montana. Long drives by lakes. Small town after small town. 

Upon our arrival in the town of Kalispell, we went to the historic downtown and staid at the oldest and historical hotel – the Grand. It’s western appeal makes one imagine the hallways full of cowboys and rustlers, gunslingers and cattle barons, dancing girls and railroad men.

This and the Arch remind me … we walk in the paths of those that who have gone before us.

While in the historic downtown, we also got to view the outside of Levi Lusko’s church – Fresh Life Church. I’ve had the privilege of hearing Lusko before, but I sure wish we had scheduled to be in Kalispell on a day of worship. If you have never heard him, I encourage you to check him and his ministry out.

In today’s theme – that we walk in the paths of those who go before us. That also means we are walking a path that those who follow just might follow. Lusko is laying an impactful path for those in Kalispell and for those around the globe.

So I also ponder, what path am I walking? What will be there for those that follow me?

And I ask you – what path are you walking? What will be your legacy?

May we all lay a path that is worthy to be followed.

FINAL NOTE – My lovely got her daily fix with ice cream at Mammoth Springs. Huckleberry again.