Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Dotan Negrin, Fallon, and Brando and www.pianoacrossamerica.com

This is the East Glacier Park Lodge. Directly behind me is the Amtrak station with trains arriving from Chicago and from Seattle.  
I love the tall tree columns with their bark still intact in the lobby.

When Doug and I arrived at a trailhead parking area near Two Medicine Lake, I saw a man emerge from a panel truck. I was curious and asked, "Are you staying in the back of your truck?" That curiosity was rewarded as he told his fascinating story of traveling across the country and playing his piano in various places. Notice his dog, Brando, atop the piano. Near Brando is the wench that he uses to pull or lower his piano up and down the ramp. 

Fallon and Brandon have been seeing each other about 5 years before embarking on this adventure. They talked passionately and enthusiastically about their journey. Follow their blog and enjoy their travels at www.pianoacrossamerica.com Making this kind of a connection with people that are passionately following a musical dream was ultimately rewarding. We were able to spend just a bit of time together as we took a short hike to Running Eagle Falls (also called Trick Falls because water continues to flow through an underground tunnel instead of over the falls during low rainfall).

Later in the day, as Doug and I continued our way to Waterton Park in Canada, we passed landscapes that reminded us of "The Sound of Music."