Glacier National Park with the Metzgers

Yesterday (Friday 7/9) we had a great day with Bro. and Sis. Metzger and Sis. Leah. We spent the whole day driving and touring through Glacier National Park and it was an awesome day! We sure appreciate the Metzger family and all their kindness and a special thanks to Bro. Metzger for chauffeuring us all day.

The Metzgers arrived just after 6:00 in the morning and we were packed up and ready to go.

The first thing on the agenda was tires. Bro. Metzger discovered that one of the tires on their Suburban was literally coming apart. That meant we HAD to have breakfast at Denny's while waiting for the tire shop to open. Sometimes life is so hard! But all you can eat pancakes for $4 helps tremendously.

We headed North about 8:30 and after a beautiful drive up through Seeley Lake and lots of great fellowship we arrived at the park entrance around noon. The road through Glacier National Park is called "The Going to the Sun Road." It is about 50 miles across and the perfect temps and sunny skies made for a fabulous drive. After another tire change and a side trip up through Many Glacier we drove back across the Going to the Sun Rd. and back toward Florence!

It was a terrific day! Here are a few pictures.

Davy

Oh! Don't forget to check my brother's blog for updates on their great Southwest Adventure. http://skdvi.blogspot.com/

Great Southwest Tour!

My older brother Steve, his lovely wife Karen and their three children Deidre, Victor and Isaac are leaving on a trip of a lifetime later today. They are flying to Phoenix, Arizona and using that as a home base to tour Arizona, Utah, Nevada and Southern California. Their trip will include a hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, a three night stay down there and a hike back up. That should be exciting!

You are invited to follow along on their trip at http://skdvi.blogspot.com/

They hope to be able to post lots of pictures and updates from the trip. I'm sure you will enjoy the posts because the whole family is a riot!

God bless and protect them on their Great Adventure!

Davy

Fatburger

In my never ending search for the Best Greasy Cheeseburger in the world I recently came upon a place called Fatburger! What's in a name you ask? Well, in this case, everything! That name was just too good to pass up.


We went in and I ordered the largest Hamburger they had. It was supposed to be three 1/2 pound patties and it looked like it lived up to its description..



This picture is even better!



It was a bit pricey especially since they charged extra for almost everything. I ask if the burger came with cheese and the man said cheese was .79 cents extra. I ordered it with cheese and they charged me .79 cents per slice. That means on a triple hamburger with 4 slices of cheese the cheese alone cost $3.16! See what I mean about pricey and charging for everything?

The sandwich was delicious though! The patties were very thick as you can see in the picture and they were very good. Not as greasy as I like it but I understand most folks want all the grease squeezed out. I have developed a liking for very thin patties the last couple of years like Steak N Shake, Spanky's in Broken Arrow, OK and Ron's in Tusla and Oklahoma City. These patties at Fatburger are definitley not thin, hence the name Fatburger, but they are definitely good!

The guy at the counter tried to talk me into a smaller version of their hamburger. He was sure the giant triple would be too much for me to eat. I was a little offended by that. After the meal he ask me what I thought and I told him, "It was a pretty good little snack." I think he was offended my that! Bless his heart!

I noticed on their website that they have been around since 1952 and are located in several states so they must be doing something right. The price will probably keep my visits to a minimum though. Not that I mind spending good money for good food but there was a Five Guys right across the street. I couldn't help but think about the fact that I could have had two loaded Double Cheeseburgers from Five Guys for the same price and had money left over. That will win me over every time!

I am sure you will like it if you love a good hamburger. They had burgers that were quite a bit cheaper than the one I ordered. If you find one and try it, let me know what you think...

Davy