We had a long drive ahead of us from North Montana to it's southern border with Wyoming. After the glorious scenery of Glacier National Park the rest of Montana seemed like it was going to be a big disappointment. A winding road twisted through freezing fog with cows in the road. The weather and scenery were uninspiring. When we hit habitations it got even worse, ramshackle buildings with makeshift fences and abandoned vehicles - are these people living the Ame...

First stop in mainland USA was Glacier National Park which at some point will need renaming. In the 1800's there were 150 glaciers here, now there are less than 30 and those are diminishing rapidly. It is expected that at some time between 2020 and 2030 they will all be gone. This area belonged to the Blackfeet Indians who reluctantly sold it to the white invaders. Why - probably because they had suffered two starvation winters and money from the sale would sto...