The Plan

On Thursday, August the 18^th, I will drive to Minneapolis (actually St. Paul) after work to catch Amtrak's Empire Builder which departs at 11:15 that night. I will ride the train through the night and most of Friday, arriving at the West Glacier National Park station at 8:30 p.m. The next morning I will take the hiker shuttle to the Two Medicine entrance of the park and make my way back to West Glacier through the backcountry. I will safely pop out seven days later to catch the train back to Minneapolis at 8:15 a.m. The train will arrive at 7:15 a.m. on Sunday morning after which I will attend church at University Lutheran Chapel, attend the Minnesota State Fair , and finally drive five hours back to Cedar Rapids, ready to go to work on Monday. Spoiler: Thing did not go exactly to plan, but still went extremely well.

The Cast

By myself again as I have not found anyone crazy enough in Iowa to sucker into going along.

The Trip

For those who are on the fast track, you can just read the executive summary.

The Cost

A cheap bastard recounts his expenses incurred on this adventure.

The GPS

I recorded most of my travels using a GPS and posted the the tracks and other neat pictures derived from them.