- Picture Perfect Sunset Over Seeley Lake, Montana
Part of my love of road trips is being able to experience things that you may never have had the opportunity to see before. The freedom to set your own schedule and do what you want to do. To spend as long as you want or as little as you want and the opportunities to enjoy every single moment.
The first day of our road trip from Calgary to Saint Catherine’s had been a long one. We had hiked the Bear’s Hump in Waterton National Park and driven the spectacular, amazing and absolutely awesome Going to the Sun Road through Glacier National Park. As much as the drive is breathtakingly beautiful, it is also mentally taxing. Tight corners, narrow roads and 1,000+ foot cliff drops. But I would still do it over and over and over again.
With no real plans on where we would stay, let alone, where we would eat, we basically drove until we got hungry. We arrived in Seeley Lake around 8pm and the sun was just beginning to drop.
Rather than ‘searching’ for food we decided that the Hamburger Cafe beside the lake would be a nice enough option. Something casual and a chance to sit outside and enjoy our surroundings. Unfortunately the cafe was closed, but the steakhouse next door was still open and still serving meals. It would have to do.
After taking our seat we were presented with the menu. Literally a sign that stood 4ft tall and listed 3 items:
The ‘extensive’ menu @ Linsday’s Steakhouse
We both guessed that sirloin was on the menu for the night :-), which caused some snickering between the two of us (don’t worry.. this was just the beginning of our nightly laughs!!).
After dinner we wandered down to the lake with enough time to take in the beautiful sunset.
Chance just happened to land us in Seeley Lake at the time that it did. And Fate just happened to provide us with a beautiful sunset over the water that truly cannot be described.
The tourist brochures all describe Montana as ‘big sky country’…. I think this picture proves it correct.. What an absolutely stunning view..
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