Glacier National ParkGoing to the Sun Highway Glacier National ParkJuly 14, 2007. We are staying North American RV-Park in Coram, Montana a few miles west of the west gate to Glacier National Park: $37 FHU with wifi and UNLEVEL sites. It is one of the best RV-Parks in the area but a cheaper one ($25) is located one block west of the light in Hungry Horse. Hungry Horse is only a few miles west of Coram and the North American RV-Park. Next time we will stay there where there is SHADE and free wifi.
View from Going to the Sun Highway in Glacier National Park
From North American RV-Park in Coram it is a 7-mile drive to the entrance gate at the West Gate of Glacier National Park. Not long after entering Glacier National Park we are heading east on the Going to the Sun Highway --- heading for Logan Pass and one of the most scenic drives on the North American Continent.
As we began our 33-mile drive to the summit (at Logan Pass) Joyce has our camera ready to capture the scenery. Joyce has a good eye for setting up good pictures. This picture was taken early on in our journey to the summit. A rock chute is visible from the top to almost the bottom.
Road Cut on Going to the Sun Highway in Glacier National Park
One of the more exciting aspects of this drive is the dramatic road cuts that were required to cut a path over Logan Pass. Large vehicles are not allowed on this road for good reason. As you can see there is NO room to spare on this side and on the downhill side of the road --- well it drops off into oblivion.
Glacier carved mountains in Glacier National Park
Across the valley glacier carved mountains stretch for the sky.
Forest fires in the area make everything hazy.
Glacier National Park from Going to the Sun Highway
Going to the Sun Highway is following the left side of this valley. If you look closely you can see the road cut climbing the mountain on the left in the far distance. If you still don't see the road cut locate the V in the mountains then follow the roadcut from the bottom of that V.
Going to the Sun Highway Glacier National Park
You should be able to see the road cut that leads to Logan Pass in Glacier National Park from this vantage point.
Glacial cirque
A glacial cirque scooped out that piece of mountain. It looks as if a giant ice cream scoop just removed a scoop.
Snowmelt waterfall on Going to the Sun Highway Glacier National Park
This waterfall flows under the highway.
Any number of waterfalls cascade down the mountains all along Going to the Sun Highway Glacier National Park.
Going to the Sun Highway Glacier National Park
You can see the roadcut climbing the side of this mountain. Now is is probably time to discuss the geology we are seeing. First all the rock I have seen so far is sedimentary rock that appears to be limestone and shales much like what we saw in Banff National park up in Canada. Also like the main mountains in Canada these sedimentary rock layers are laying flat. Even from here you can see layers of sedimentary rock. From this vantage point you can also see the road cut as the Going to the Sun Highway makes its way to Logan Pass.
Glacier carved mountains deep in Glacier National Park
The steep sides of these mountains were carved by glaciers.
That vertical scar visible through the trees on that slope is a combination avalanche chute/rock slide area.
Avalanche chute
We are looking at an avalanche chute in the green area of this picture and a sharp road cut on the inside of the highway in this area.
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