Just got back from our anniversary trip to Glacier National Park. It was a wonderful experience! A beautiful part of the world. I hope to now be able to spend some time catching up on each of your photo streams and process all the photo data I accumulated! ;-)
This is a view of Lake McDonald from the Apgar boat launch.
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We took boats across the Swiftcurrent Lake and Lake Josephine to reach the Grinnell Glacier trailhead. After about a 1.5 mile hike we were treated with this view of the Grinnell Lake. The trail to the glacier was closed just beyond this point because of snow. The turquoise color of this and other glacial lakes is thought to be due to ground up minerals called "rock flour." The fine particles of rock generated by glacial erosion are suspended in the water and support a large population of algae.
The hike was through prime Grizzly Bear habitat. There were a number of piles of bear scat on the trail. The guide said not to worry since there was no steam rising from the scat! ;-)
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Early light falls on Mt. Gould and the Garden Wall to the right. The shot is taken looking across Swiftcurrent Lake from the bank near the Many Glacier Hotel. The bellman said the wind never stops blowing at Many Glacier. I guess he doesn't get up early enough ;-)
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We drove up the "Going to the Sun" Road from West Glacier. It was closed before Logan Pass because of a road washout last November but was still a spectacular drive. The entire road should be repaired and opened by July 1st, 2007. The lower part of the road accends through the "U" shaped glacial valley on the right, makes a spectacular hair-pin turn behind this image, and heads to Logan pass (and down to St. Mary's when open) on the left.
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The sun shines through the canopy of cloud in a welcome break on a rainy afternoon at Flathead lake, Montana. The lake is just south of Kalispell and Glacier National Park.
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