Carol, Kent and I bump our way back the dusty, potholed, wash-boarded park entrance road into Many Glacier.  The road grader is parked at the start of the road.  They need to get it moving…We make it to Many Glacier Hotel, a beautiful historic log structure.  Our main goals are to check out the impressive architecture and its views plus waitlist for the scenic boat ride that originates here.  The boats have been sold out for months but they are a fun way to get a bit further back into the park without a lot of walking.  Scope out the building, check.  Waitlist the boat rides, check.  Rats, we just miss the waitlist call for the earliest ride.  No problem, it gives us time for lunch.  We go for cocktails first then lunch.  Carol – elk brat.  Kent- a BLTA.  Me – bison burger.  We are all happy with our choices.  There is a bit more hanging around but we make the cut for the 1:30 boat ride.  All aboard first Chief Two Guns on Swiftcurrent Lake, followed by a rocky underfoot, steep in sections ¼ mile trail, then the Morning Eagle on Lake Josephine.  The ride is worth the wait and we manage a couple mile hike once we are out there.