Day 69, 70 - BEARS!

From Banff we headed south ac cross the US border and back into the good ole USA. Good to be back in cell range where calls don't cost extra, and I have three cellular options in my bag for internet access. It is also good to buy gas by the gallon, not have to do math with speed limts and soon I hope it will get dark at night. I have seen it so bright in Canada at 10:00 pm that you can walk outside like daytime. It is very strange to get used to. Crossing into Montana, the scenery changed from rugged mountains to rolling meadows with mountains in the distance. we had a reservation near Glacier National Park and they promised good WiFi and it was, no stinking satellite stuff hanging off a linksys.

Got a call from Dave Kendrick on the BJ Hughes Blue Dolphin working the oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico and spent several hours troubleshooting a wireless problem with him. we narrowed it down to multipath interference, moved some antennas and were good to go.

Also, the latest MikroTik newsletter came out and guess who was in there? Yep, same project from the oil spill featured in the newsletter.

Today I announced two new trainings. First is the MTCRE training in Houston in August, check it out here. Second is MTCNA training at the US MUM in September whee I will train alongside the guys from MikroTik, should be fun.

Now, to the bears. In a small town near Whitefish, Montana is a place called the great bear adventure. Their slogan is "Your car is your cage" and it is true. They allow you to drive into a bear pen where the bears roam free all around you. It was exhilarating to say the least and a great intro to the wild bear we saw later that evening. Wow, lots of cool bears!

Here's some highlights from the day. Tomorrow it is off to Yellowstone National Park, 400 miles away so I better hit the hay.















Wild grizzly next to the road.















Wild dog riding a motorcycle. :-)















Black bears in the rive through bear zoo.















Another black bear.