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| no partners | | After finishing our hike at Avalanche Lake and a wonderful fish and chips lunch at Lake McDonald Lodge, it was time to head over to our cottage at the Rising Sun Motor Inn via the infamous Going-to-the-Sun-Road. It was a slight overcast day and windy but still a great day  for a drive through Glacier Nat'l Park.
Waterfalls were plentiful as was the snow. The creeks were running high and the trees seemed ever so tall so we opened up the sun roof so I could get some "up" pictures. The road was in pretty good shape considering the construction. There was a sign warning that traffic would be stopped enroute. This is one time I kept saying "please let us have to stop" as there were many pull out areas unavailable since the road was under construction in a couple different areas. My wish came true as we were stopped with an excellent view of Heavens Peak covered in snow.
As we moved up the road the Weeping Wall seemed to be crying its eye out and some vehicles were treated to one of Mother Nature's greatest car washes. Across the way Bird Woman falls was flowing along with other ancillary falls. Just past the Weeping Wall is Haystack Butte falls and it was flowing pretty heavy as well... especially as it was coming out the very large culvert under the road. Rounding the corner to Logan's Pass was a massive area of snow with a waterfall on top. We suspect that snow may not melt by the time they have to close the road in mid-Sept.
I was surprised that there was a lot of parking available at the visitor's center in the middle of the day. My cousin was worn out so I told her I would just walk 15 mins in and 15 mins out on the Hidden Lake Trail. It seems I am never going to get to do that full hike due to circumstances beyond my control. I was surprised at how snow covered the trail was; especially once you got to the crest of the hill before it descended toward Hidden Lake (you couldn't really see a trail and they had it marked with poles and such).
The rest of the drive was indeed beautiful. We stopped at Siyeh Bend where I got a few more pictures of Clements Mount as well as of Jackson Glacier. Mount Jackson had a lot of extra snow as well. It's important to note that these glaciers are NOT leftover from the last Ice Age. We ended the day at Two Dog Flats to enjoy a nice supper and a view of the moon a top a mountain across St Mary Lake.  |
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For me, sometimes it's just as much about the journey as the destination.
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