This summer, I went on a road trip with a friend to Glacier National park. We started planning this trip in the summer of 2021, but because it's hard to get everything planned in a short amount a time, plus I had some other things planned for last summer, we decided to this summer. We rented an AirBnb and got the "Going-to-the-Sun Road" pass months in advance. But then found out a week before that the road wasn't open because of snow and that it might not be cleared before we get there. It wasn't open for our first two days, but it opened by the third day and we were able to see everything we had planned. However, there were lots of other places to go/see which are not on the road.
First we drove around, and saw McDonald Lake and took a boat tour of the lake.
The second day, we went for a hike to Glacier lake. Here are some pics along the way...
this is the view of Glacier Lake.
The next day, the road was open, so we drove on the Going to the Sun road and these are some views...
up at the highest point, there is a visitor's center and parking lot and we walked around for bit. We thought we could hike here, but the trails were closed because of the snow.
On the other side of the park, we stopped for this amazing scene at Wild Goose Island Viewpoint...
and on the way back we came across a field with cars parked along, who were looking at something. So we pulled over and we saw what it was...
When we stopped we saw this bear all the way up on the hill, but it made it's way down the hill and was only a few feet away from where we were parked. The bear was much closer than it seems in this picture. It seems everyone goes to Glacier and wants to see a bear... just not on a trail or at a campsite. So this was the perfect way to see it. And it did not seem the least bit interested in us, which was a good thing.
