As a baseball fan I try to catch a game in every baseball city that I visit. Safeco field is a fun park even when the team is bad.I'm a Phillies fan, and I don't think I could handle seeing that 2010 Pennant flying in their park
I was in Glacier National Park the Saturday before labor day last year and they still were running the Red Bus Tours. There was some snow at the higher altitudes but the Going to the Sun Road was still open. I believe that I heard that it would be closing around September 15th (however, I may be off a week or so). I took the Empire Builder into West Glacier and made a reservation in advance to have a park shuttle pick me up at the train station and take me to Lake McDonald Lodge (where I spent the night). It was well worth every cent I spent.
Another stop near Glacier Nat'l Park to consider is Essex, MT to stay at the Izaak Walton Inn. And one can rent a car from there to drive to Glacier Nat'l Park. The Inn is located near the tracks, with a foot bridge over the tracks to their own hiking trails. Good for watching trains while sitting on their porch and eating breakfast in their dining room. Personally, I prefer that to Glacier Park Hotel in East Glacier, although you should definitely stop inside the Glacier Park Hotel just to see the main lobby area with those huge supporting logs. Search in YouTube videos for scenes from Glacier Nat'l and the Izaak Walton Inn to get a better idea of what's there. If you stop in Whitefish, MT, check out the Good Medicine Lodge as a possible place to stay. It is about, I think, a half mile from the Amtrak station. They only have nine rooms, so it may or may not still be available in Sept of 2011. But it is very nice place, with a good breakfast included. And as another poster pointed out, a Hertz rental window is located right in the Whitefish Amtrak station, so picking up a rental vehicle is no problem.
