Glacier National Park in MontanaDriving the Going to the Sun Highway in Glacier National ParkJuly 14, 2007. We are staying North American RV-Park in Coram, MT 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.
Glacier National Park from Going to the Sun Highway
What an awesome sight. The Going to the Sun Highway follows this valley through that dip you see in the mountains to the left of center. I think that dip is Logan Pass. That part of the mountain that looks like it has been scooped out with an ice cream scoop is a cirque.
Glacial Cirque
This is a glacial cirque as seen from Going to the Sun Road in Glacier National Park.
Glacial cirque
This is another look at that glacial cirque.
Going to the Sun Highway Glacier National Park
At least two avalanche chutes are evident from this view.
Waterfall flowing under Going to the Sun Highway in Glacier National Park
Another waterfall flowing under the Going to the Sun Highway. The water in these falls is coming from glacial melt.
Logan Pass is that low spot near the center
We are getting ever closer to Logan Pass. It is much easier to see the roadcut maintaining a 6% grade as it heads for the Logan Pass. Again I remind you that these peaks were once the sea bed of a shallow sea and that a collision of the earths plates has caused this plate to ride up over the plate to the east.
View from Going to the Sun Highway in Glacier National Park
One can't help but be impressed with sights like this. Of course one has to wonder at the size of the glacier that carved this scenery.
6% grade forever on Going to the Sun Highway in Glacier National Park
We have been climbing a 6% grade for more than 10-miles and we probably have that many more to go.
Mid-July snow on Going to the Sun Highway in Glacier National Park
Note that snow is still clinging to the side of the mountain at this altitude and we are in mid-July.
Going to the Sun Highway road cut scar near Logan Pass in Glacier National Park
The horizontal cut across this picture is the going to the sun highway road cut while the cut above it, that climbs to the tree line, is one of the parks hiking trails. If you are wondering this view is a few miles west of Logan Pass on Going to the Sun Highway.
Nearing Logan Pass in Glacier National Park
This is glacial melt near Logan Pass, that will flow to the Flat Head River, then Columbia River before eventually making it back to the Pacific Ocean.
Logan Pass on Going to the Sun Highway Glacier National Park Montana
Logan Pass on Going to the Sun Highway Glacier National Park in Montana.
Mountain Goat on Going to the Sun Highway Glacier National Park
This lone mountain goat was about a mile down from the summit at Logan Pass looking for left over salt along the highway.
Going to the Sun Highway in Glacier National Park
If you have never driven over Going to the Sun Highway in Glacier National Park this picture will give you a good idea how about 10-miles on the west side of the pass will look.
I hope you enjoyed this ride with us on Going to the Sun Highway in Glacier National Park.
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