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| After a 275 mile all day drive, Suzan and I arrived at Logan Pass in Glacier National Park just in time for the sunset. It was beautiful. Going-To-The-Sun Mountain had a bit of snow on top and with the clouds, well it took your breath away. That or the 100 knot winds there that afternoon. |  |
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Road Construction on the Going-To-The-Sun Road caused a few delays. We never waited more than a few minutes, but we visited early in the morning and late in the afternoon. I found that Glacier seemed MUCH less crowded at these golden times. |
| The road crews have more guts than sense I think. They work on the side of the road which usually is almost straight down. Then there are the bears. These guys were intent on eating and never even looked up. Then again, I never took my rig out of gear just in case they did. |  |
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I have never seen the parking lot at Logan Pass more empty than full. But late in the afternoon, this Bighorn Sheep was sharing the parking lot with just a handful of cars. The gale force winds didn't seem to bother him in the least. |
| Thanks to some other tourists, Suzan and I saw this little creature late in the afternoon. It is called a Pica. Very quick, it kind of looks like a rabbit, yet is very different. Cute little critters. |  |
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The next morning, Suzan tricked me in to walking to the Hidden Lake lookout near Logan Pass. I'd go again in a heartbeat. Come to think of it, my heart was beating pretty hard. It is a short mile and a half, straight up to an elevation of 7,000 feet I think. It IS beautiful, some guys were heading down to go fishing. Its a loooooong way down there. |
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The hike up was teaming with wildlife. This ragged mule deer buck was right near the visitor center. He was a little skittish, but not to bad at all. The park service asks that you stay on the trail and most people do. The animals must be accustomed to this. |
| Toward mid morning, the humans started coming out. The scene was too spectacular to pass up so I photographed some of them. These humans were from New Jersey, right near where Sam is attending law school. |  |
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The mountain goats stole the show though. These guys seemed more irritated that the humans were using their trail than anything else. They were relatively patient, but never waited to cross the trail. They seemed to just eat and watch and when there was a break in the human train, they would dart across. When I mean a break, I'm talking about a few feet. You could reach out and touch them if you had an inkling to do so. |
| On the way back we saw this ground squirrel. I had to look it up, it is called a golden-mantled ground squirrel. Very pretty little thing. All the animals seemed to be eating the flowers. All except the bighorn sheep, it was eating wrappers from the parking lot. |  |
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This is Jackson Glacier. You can see how it has receded over the years. The park service says that by the year 2030, these glaciers will be gone. I probably will be, too. |
| The red busses accounted for many of the humans up at Logan Pass. Looks like a fun way to get around. There are also free shuttles from both the east and west side. |  |
