Friday, September 16, 2011

MT 7-18 Glacier National Park

 This was actually outside the park.  We stayed in East Glacier, then headed up 89.  BTW, I recommend the stuffed french toast.  Very big and filling!
 It was a bright morning, and I loved the scenery.
 That's not a spot on the camera, it's a moon!  Yes, there is NOBODY on this road, except for this U-Haul.  Bummer!
 The different rocks forming these mountains are inspiring.
 Saint Mary Lake.
 This is pointing away from that last shot.  I thought it was pretty, and interesting.  You can see the slab of rock.
 The road had only opened 5 days earlier, so they were still working on the roads.
 The run-off was still fast and furious.
 We're nearing a tunnel on the Going to the Sun Route.
 Logan's Pass was SNOW!  We'd hoped to see the stream that is affected by the continental divide.  No happening this year.
 William had fun running around in the snow.
 He even tried to ski.
 Woops!  It kind of worked.
 The we started down the west side of the park.
 This slant goes all the way down.  If you double-click on it, you realize that's a line of cars waiting on the road crew.
 Wide shot of the same thing.
 Mountain momma goat and baby on the road.
 It kinda feels like you're going to fall off the mountain.
 A self-portrait for fun.  No stopping!
 I not only used my window, but the sun roof to stick the camera out of and snap a picture!
 The infamous triple arches.
 Wider shot of same.
 This technically isn't the weeping wall, but it should be.  There are waterfalls all over the place!
 The views were so stunning.
 Another waterfall...
 There would be flowers perched in the cracks of these rock walls.
 Some rock walls were over-hangs.
 Tunnels feel safer than a steep mountain road.
 William at Lake McDonald.
The family portrait.  To the left, you can see the burned forest.  It looks grey because you only see the tree trunks.  The green is gone.  Still beautiful.  Give it 20 years, and it will look green again!

1 comment:

Becky said...

Wow! You guys hit both parks this summer too! Just at different times from us. Nice pictures! Love it!