Glacier - OMG

Glacier Natl Park and the Going to the Sun Road.....words can not describe. The road runs along the side of the mountains that are part of the continental divide with glaciers, ice, snow pack, and water falls around every corner, provided you didn't fall off the mountains. I have so many pictures, it seems ridiculous, but we stopped at every turnout and overlook possible. Overall, the views are like a fireworks display that keeps going bigger and better with each explosion.
There was a shirt that I almost bought that said - Going to the Sun Road is a constant prayer for everyone........HOLY SHIT.

We spent one night at Many Glacier hotel on the east side of the park. Our hotel looked out over a lake surrounded by mountains and glaciers. I took a horse back ride into the back country with several other people and it was very different. The undergrowth was thick and high - it is now easier to see how/why people and bears surprise each other on the trails. This hotel had 2 types of guests - hikers and those who sit around talking at the fireplace. The hikers were day and back country hikers covered in dust, dirt, and carrying some huge packs.

We spent last night at Lake McDonald in a cabin. Although the hotel was on a lake, there were trees between the cabins and the water. I thought that I would have liked this location better but my favorite was Many Glacier.

We are back in Whitefish for the night before going to Browning, Great Falls, White Sulfur Springs, Billings, Cooke City, and Yellowstone and a couple of museums along the trail.