Glacier National Park

Left Kalispell around 7 am heading north to West Glacier, MT, the western entrance to Glacier National Park. The weather was superb....sunny skies with no clouds, the temps in the 60's. Excellent day to explore the park.

Here is the entrance to the Park.



Once I paid to get in to the park, I got on the Road to the Sun Road, a 50 mile road that travels through the whole park to the east entrance at St. Mary. The road, however, was partialy closed. I can only go 14 miles eastward. The reason is because it was blocked by snow or some other weather related. That was okay, I knew I came here early in the season. In fact, most of the businesses were not open because it was before the "summer" season started. But the park was open, so I went on the Road and the first came across Lake McDonald:

The Lake is the largest in Glacier and it is beautiful, especially in the morning. It was so calm and peaceful. No pollution at all.

Since it was early in the season, there was still a lot of snow in the mountains and that means a lot of water going into the main river that goes through the park, Flathead River. Take a look at this vid:



Route 2 is a scenic hwy that goes from the western entrance to the eastern entrance of the Park. This vid is of a waterfall along Rt 2. Ate lunch there and it was a popular place for people to stop by to take pics and vids.



Marias Pass - Continental Divide



Here are some pics that I took:

After visiting Glacier, I headed back to Kalispell, but then made a decision to go to the US/Canada border. It was about 60 miles north, so I went. I didn't go across the border, but had some pics :) I saw the mts of British Columbia, Canada, haha

So, my goal was met. I went beyond Billings, MT, the place where I turned back 2 yrs ago and then I went to the northern part of the state to Glacier National Park.

If you ever have a chance to go see some of the most beautiful part of the country, go do it.

My thinking is this: If you want to go see something that you have never seen before and always dream of go seeing it, just do it. If you don't do it, you probably never will.

That is why I have seen some pretty nice and awsome places here in the U.S. I have seen New York City, I have seen the Smoking Mountains, I have seen most of Wyoming, South Dakota and now Montana.

I am heading back homeward tomorrow morning. Yes, I know. It's only been 4 days since I started this trip, but you know what?

Home is Home-sweet-home, always. Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz is right.

There is nothing like home.

I have enjoyed this trip tremendously. God has blessed me in a whole bunch of ways...His creation is the most obvious blessing.

They say that Colorado is God's country.

I have to disagree on that! I say that God created Montana first and then destroyed the model! He then had to make another model for Colorado! Haha. Just kidding, but the creation in Montana is just simply awesome.

I am not heading back the way I came. I-29 is still under water in some parts. So, I am heading to Sheridan, Wyoming tomorrow. Then downward through Wyoming through Denver, CO to Colby, KS.

Then on Friday, from Colby to Columbia.

I will need a week to recover, haha. But I loved it all.