The first part of the museum contained a doll collection.  You name it, they had it.  Here is Darrell's favorite part, the Star Trek group.  Live long and prosper!

This contraption was used to repair trolley lines.

 I am standing in front of a horizontal mine shaft called an adit.  This one didn't go all the way in, but was an example of how the cars were used to bring ore and rock out.

 5 stamp ore crusher

A steam engine used to pull ore cars

This is a LaSalle armored car, used to transport the miners' pay, given in silver dollars.

FOUND ANOTHER MUSEUM!

 This museum in Kalispell was really interesting, housing lots of artifacts from the time the Flathead Valley was settled.

FINAL DAYS.....

 This is our last week at the park, so....a quick hike to Tally Lake overlook, pizza party for our group of park hosts at Whitefish S.P., then got home and ran down to the lake to catch the beautiful sunset.

ALAS, WE GOOFED!

It rained almost all night, and water pooled in our awning....big time, enough to cause the support arms to give and the tube it rolls into to crease like a piece of aluminum foil.  We failed to slant the awning at enough of a degree to make the water drain properly.  Lesson learned! :(

BIG MOUNTAIN.....AGAIN!

 The Halls joined us for a scenic ride up the chairlift to the top of Big Mountain.  Amber joined us; she rode her bike from Kalispell to the park, then from the park up the mountain to the lift (rode the lift with us), then hiked the 5 miles back down the Danny On trail to wait for us.  I'd say she has a little too much energy?  (just envious).

ONE LAST VISIT TO THE PARK.......

 We took a quick drive to Glacier after the Labor Day holiday.  Things were quieter, less traffic, things winding down.  The flowers are still hanging on for a bit longer, and the jammers are not as full.