DAY 71: GLACIER NATIONAL PARK

When we were on our way to Alaska this Spring our plan was to visit Glacier National Park.  However, we found out that there was still 20 feet of snow there and the Park was still closed.  So on our return trip we routed south specifically through this area of Montana to the east side of Glacier so we could visit Park.  After arriving we found out that the road through the park wasn't open until July 13th and even then it took dozers to clear the snow. We wanted to travel the "Going-To-The-Sun Highway" which crosses the Park east to west.  This morning Nancy and I rode a park shuttle bus as far a Logan Pass and decided that wasn't the way to do the trip; so we rode the bus back to the Visitor's Center and got our jeep.   We had a great trip and drove the entire 50 mile length of the "Going-To-The-Sun Highway" and back. As the name suggests the highway climbs high into the mountains with beautiful vistas everywhere you look.  There was quite a bit of traffic and some road construction delays, however it was warm and sunny and we had a spectacular day.   

VIEW FROM THE GOING-TO-THE-SUN HIGHWAAY

A TURN AHEAD OF US ON GOING-TO-THE-SUN HIGHWAY

SNOW BESIDE THE ROAD ON AUGUST 1ST

THIS MOUNTAIN GOAT WAS HARD TO SEE UNTIL HE WALKED OUT OF THE SNOW AND ONTO THE GRASS

WATER FROM MELTING SNOW AND ICE

AS WE DROVE BY THIS WATER WE HAD TO RUN OUR WIPERS

MORE WATER BY THE ROADSIDE

RAPIDS IN MOUNTAIN STREAM

WILD DUCKS IN STREAM

ONE OF THE TUNNELS ON THE ROADWAY

LOOKING ACROSS LAKE McDONALD

WILD HUCKLEBERRIES 

SNOW AND ICE IN AUGUST