Going-to-the-Sun Road Glacier National Park

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We drove through this park from west to east on Going-to-the-Sun Road. It is the most scenic drive we have ever been on. It makes you want to take a picture at every turn in the road. This was also our 31st Wedding Anniversary. What a great way to enjoy it …

This morning we didn't need to be on the road that early as it was only shortish drive to the Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump (HSiBJ). We feasted on the included breakfast at the funky Comfort Inn in beautiful downtown Lethbridge before taking a couple of pictures of the local highlights. As promised see picture of motel lobby and my attempt at …

The main thing we did today was take the Red Bus tour on the Going to the Sun Road. It was about 6 hours. The red bus is a 17 passenger convertible bus that has been a big thing in Glacier Park since the 1930's . The drivers are called jammers because the old busses had gears that jammed alot on the steep mountain roads, and the name stuck. Our …

Nach dem Weckerklingeln waren wir bei Temperaturen nahe dem Gefrierpunkt (40° Fahrenheit) nach rekordverdächtigen 25' startklar. Der herrliche Sonnenaufgang entschädigte für die durchgefrorenen Glieder. Der Streckenverlauf der Going-to-the-Sun Road ist auf der Ostseite des Logan Passes interessant, aber noch nicht wirklich spektakulär. So …

... was constructed in 1932, you can see in the photos that it is under major repair at the moment. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Going-to-the-Sun_Road We spent the evening watching the long sunset on the beach at the lake, Brent braved the cold and ...

... side Glacier National Park's boundary. After the trip I packed a lunchand entered Glacier by car around 2PMish.  I drove the famous Going to the Sun Road from the western end of the park to the eastern one.  It never occured to me why the ...

... ground holes. They call them "whistlepegs" because they make a loud whistle sound. We finished our Glacier visit by again traveling the Going-to-the-Sun Road, this time up to Logan Pass, which opened our last day. What a breathtaking, terrifying ...

... is laid out over an expansive area with one road skirting the outside of the park and the main tourist route, titled the 'Going-to-the-Sun' road, heads straight across, west to east, traversing the Rockies on the way. It's a beautiful road, hence the ...

... of tight turns and narrow cliff-hugging roads, some road construction and one-lane-only stretches. As we climb ever higher on Going-to-the-Sun Road (what a great name!) we enjoy the sunshine, which has been a constant during this last week. The lake and ...

... were up early to pack up our sacks and hike out.  We got back to the car around 11 am and then went on the Going to the Sun road.  It was beautiful.  Although, the sky was gray, which was very disappointing, because it makes the pictures very dull.. ...

... to have the car serviced and then were on our way to Glacier National Park. We entered Glacier National Park through the west and took Going-to-the-Sun Road which is the main road that runs through the park. We stopped at the visitors center along the ...

... and Sigrid got 11 hours of sleep which allowed us to be well rested and ready for another beautiful day in Glacier.  Because the Going to the Sun road was only open for about 17 miles we had to exit the park through the west entrance and drive around ...

... bigger adventures ahead. A short drive from Yellowstone takes us to Glacier National Park, where we head up aptly named Going-to-the-Sun Road, and Todd and I oooh and aaah at the spectacular 3,000-foot vertical mountain valley walls all around us. ...

... of St Mary Lake and the mountains. I left around 9am and stopped for more pics at Sun Point and Goose Hollow. Drove the "Going-to-the-Sun" road over Logan Pass where I stopped at the visitor center. I hiked to Hidden Lake from there. Saw some mountain ...