The 50-mile Going-to-the-Sun
Road traverses the park following the shores of Saint Mary Lake on the east and Lake
McDonald on the west with a breathtaking
climb over the continental divide at Logan
Pass in the middle. Last night we took a quick drive up to Logan Pass
and back to our campsite, but today drove the entire route and back taking time
to stop at scenic viewpoints.
We caught the reflection of the mountains in Saint Mary
Lake.
We wondered why the cars ahead of us were stopped when we
saw a bear crossing the road, but we weren’t able to get a picture.
We just loved the view of the mountains even with a bit of
haze. We heard that was caused by
wildfires in Oregon and Washington.
The last two pictures show how the road is carved into the
side of the mountains – a narrow road with turns and steep drop-offs. No RVs allowed here.
We stopped for lunch along the shores of Lake McDonald.
Then we took the Trail of Cedars to Avalanche Gorge.
We continued up the Avalanche Lake Trail. Bill made it all the way to the lake.
