Breakfast at the Historic Izaak Walton Inn

 Yesterday I enjoyed the cool morning in the woods before the heat set in the afternoon.  The afternoons have been getting into the 90's so looking forward to some cooler temps in a few days.  I woke up to the shower being full of water.  Yuk!  Apparently, the gray tank didn’t get left open and it was full.  So, I started my morning out cleaning the shower.  It was a great excuse to head a few miles up the road to this wonderful old, historic hotel called the Izaak Walton Inn for breakfast.  This hotel was originally built in the 1930s to provide housing for the men building the railroad.  There is a switch yard at this location in Essex, MT.  In fact, our RV park is right next to the tracks and there are lots of freight trains that pass through here. Twice a day the Amtrak comes through.  It stops at East and West Glacier as well as at this hotel in Essex.  Apparently they always have two engines running in this yard to assist trains up the climbs in the mountains.

The hotel has been maintained very well.  We had breakfast in their

small restaurant and wished we had thought to eat out on the front porch.  Oh well, we were by a nice window that looked out.  I had French toast which was slices of huckleberry bread pudding that had been dipped in egg and fried like French toast.  Rich, but yummy.  Our waiter was another of the many young folks that come from overseas for the summer.  He was from Romania. 

What’s really unique about this place is that they not only have

rooms in the hotel and cabins but they have several old train cars -  cabooses, a locomotive and other cars – that they have set around the property and turned into cabins.  Some even have nice decks.  They have full kitchens in them as well.  What a great idea and a unique experience.  The prices are quite reasonable as well.  They are open year-round so if any of you need a getaway you can either drive or take the train and come and experience a few nights in a train car.