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GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
Montana, USA
View at summit of Going- to- the- Sun-Road, Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park
is located in Montana, USA. There is also a small Canadian National
Park called Glacier. The park is joined at the Canadian border
by the Waterton Lakes National Park. Glacier National Park USA is
open year round but many facilities not open in winter and roads may be
closed for snowfalls. The park can
be accessed from the west through Kalispell on Highway #2 at West
Glacier. The #2 highway continues south, around the park to East
Glacier. The route off the #2 and through the central portion of the
park takes you past Lake McDonald, Lake McDonald
Lodge and the Apgar Visitor Center. The route then turns into the
Going-to-the-Sun-Road and ascends to Logan Pass. On the east side of the park, there are 3
entrances all reached after taking Highway 89 north from Great Falls to
Browning. The more central St Mary entrance passes the St Mary Visitor Center,
the Rising
Sun Motor Inn and St Mary Lake after which it ascends the Going-to-the-Sun-Road from the
east to Logan Pass. The more northerly Many Glacier entrance provides
access to Many Glacier, the Many Glacier Valley, the Many Glacier Hotel
and the Swiftcurrent Motor
Inn. The more southerly Two Medicine
entrance goes to Two Medicine Lake. Even further south, the road
intersects with the #2 Highway at West Glacier, where the Glacier Park
Lodge is found.
View at Logan Pass of Going- to- the- Sun-Road, Glacier National Park
Route down cuts across the mid section of the mountain in the distance.
Highlights of Glacier National Park are:
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The Going-to-the-Sun-Road. This is one of the
great roads in North America and has some very steep sections. Follow the route from
St Mary past St Mary's Lake to the summit at Logan Pass. See
goats and bighorn sheep at the summit stop and visit the Logan Pass
Visitor Center. Then follow the
route down the western side to Lake McDonald and the Lake McDonald
Lodge. When you're done, do the route again in
reverse!
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Glacier
Park Lodge - this lodge, built by the early railway from gigantic
trees harvested to the west, is an amazing historic monument to a by-gone
era. The lodge is located on the southwest edge of the park at
the small village of East Glacier, which includes an Amtrak stop.
Big Horn Sheep at summit of Going-to-the-Sun-Road, Glacier National Park
Mountain Goat youngster, Going to the Sun Road, Logan Pass, Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park Lodge, Montana, USA
Glacier Park Lodge, Montana, USA
Glacier Park Lodge, Montana, USA
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