This place is really indescribable. Wait five minutes and everything changes - and it is always beautiful. It's a land of waterfalls and wild animals, snow and glaciers. On one of my first trips to Glacier International Peace Park I ended up following a grizzly bear through one of these tunnels.
This is the very internationally famous "Going to the Sun" road. It was built in the 1930's by Roosevelt's New Deal CCC (Civilian Conservation Corp.) Completed in 1932 it is the only road that crosses the Park. Cutting through Logan's Pass at an elevation of 6,646 ft, it completes its transit in 53 miles. Literally hanging off of the side of the mountains traffic is limited both in length and width, so if you have an RV you might wanna do some investigating.
We're not the only critters visiting Logan Pass today. This is one of about a dozen big horn sheep that was grazing on the alpine flowers here at the top of the world.
There was also this Columbian Ground Squirrel. Like marmots these guys hibernate about eight months out of the year. Even so, they are the most commonly seen animal in the park.
It's beautiful up here - even if a fog was moving in. There are only a couple of months out of the year that you can get up to Logan's Pass because of the snow. It's a real bummer when you coming visiting and get turned around before the best part. Might wanna always check the website before planning to come. Sometime from June through August (or maybe September) are the most likely times to come all the way through.
It's so amazing to walk around up here. The views are breathtaking, the air is sparkling, and the romance never ends.
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Beautiful, stunning, breathtaking. Thank you for sharing. We love Glacier. We won't be back in time to visit this year before they close for the season but should be there for next years opening.
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