Going To The Sun Road

Goose Island

Leaving Many Glacier Hotel, we drove the Going to the Sun Road across Glacier Ntl' Park.

One of the first scenic points was Goose Island on St. Mary Lake.

 Jackson Glacier

Jackson Glacier is only one of 24 glaciers still in the park, down from 150 glaciers.

Logan Pass

Logan Pass is on the continental divide.

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Unfortunately,  construction was underway on the most scenic part of the road near Logan Pass.

It was difficult to get photos but I snapped this of the road near the pass.

 

The road has two tunnels.

 McDonald Creek

McDonald Creek runs beside the road on the west side of the park.

Critters spotted in Glacier National Park

Glacier has Columbian Ground Squirrels, which are larger than Uinta squirrels and have a reddish nose.

 Osprey roosting outside the St. Mary Visitor Center.

 

Red Squirrel seen on our hike.

 

Ptarmigan seen on our hike.  

These birds stay here all year and turn snow white in winter.

 

Mule Deer seen at Logan Pass

 

Mountain Goats, the symbol of Glacier National Park.

 

Grizzly bear seen from our hotel.  

Yes, he was far away and we liked it like that!

Glacier National Park

From Yellowstone, we headed north to Glacier National Park.

We stayed at the historic Many Glacier Hotel.

 

The view from the hotel porch is gorgeous.

That evening we watched a grizzly bear on a nearby mountainside and a lovely sunset.

 

The following morning, we took a hike around Swiftcurrent Lake.

We were definitely in grizzly country.

 

Looking back at our hotel.

 

Fortunately, we didn't see any grizzlies, just beautiful scenery and small animals.