Going To The Sun

Many people come to Glacier for one reason - to drive the Going To The Sun Road.  When I first arrived here, it was not yet open.  The day that it opened, up I went.

There was a lot of construction and maintenance going on, with a lot of the road restricted to a single lane.  Opportunities to stop and photograph on the west side were limited.  When possible, however, even with the cloud cover...

Ascending higher, the snow closes in.

At the top, Logan Pass, the views begin to change.  That high, there are few trees.  Challenging climate and avalanches limit the tree growth to lower altitudes.

Dropping down on the east side, the views continue.

I even had a chance for a short hike in the sun

before returning up and over the Pass, dropping down into more clouds and rain.  Wow, it is wet on the west side!