Montana vacation

Flew into Missoula on Wed and then drove into Polson. Spent the morning there yesterday and almost didn't get out. It is such a gorgeous town at the south west end of Flat head lake, I loved it. Found a teepee shop and bought a wooden buffalo rocking chair, for the grand kids, not another one for the porch. And there was the mostly neatly organized, best priced, unique stuff antique shop, that I think I just have to go back and buy some stuff - we're going back Monday. Part of why I liked it so much, was the lake. We had a room that overlooked it and woke up early to watch the sunrise. Oh so gorgeous but it took so long!!!! I was out there clicking pictures for about an hour! well worth it though. On our drive up to Kallispell we saw a real live (most of the ones I have seen by the road are dead and smelly) very large, gorgeous skunk. He was racing the cars, or so it seemed on a large grass median. We watched in the rear view mirror to make sure he stayed on his race track. BUT the best sight of all, and the one that left me stammering.... We saw an eagle or some kind of very large hawk, don't think it was an osprey, carrying a fish in its talons. The fish was alive and squirming and was almost as big as the bird. It was such a National Geographic moment and it was right outside our car window! Yesterday afternoon we toured the Conrad mansion here in Kallispell. He is the founder of the city and his house was THE mansion in the area. It was gorgeously functional, which made it even more beautiful to me. Today we are off to Glacier National park and Browning to see a Native American Indian museum and to search for a Mandela for over the fireplace.