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...Glacier Natl Park
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a few parting shots
Red Bus Tours are a great way to see the Going-to-the-Sun Road all the way across the park east to west via Logan Pass. The drivers are knowledgeable, enthusiastic and entertaining narrators and trained to drive the steep, winding roads. The pictures on this page were taken from a day-long trip from McDonald Lodge to Many Glacier and back with one of the famous red buses.
Lake McDonald reflects the mountains that become so familiar to those who spend any time at all in Glacier Park.
McDonald Creek opens into McDonald Lake.
Mt. Oberlin (left) and Cannon Mtn (center) along the Going-to-the-Sun Road.
In the shadow is the Going-to-the-Sun Mountain. The mountain was named by James Willard Schultz for what he claimed was an old Indian legend, in which Napi, the Old Man, came down from his home in the sun to help his people, the Blackfeet, out of their difficulties. When his work was done, he returned to his home in the sun, up the slopes of this mountain.
Mt. Clements as seen from Logan Pass.
Triple Divide Peak is unique in that its water flows into three larger bodies: the Hudson's Bay, the Gulf of Mexico (via the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers) and the Pacific Ocean (via the Columbia River. Triple Peak is in east Glacier.
The Garden Wall arete and the Bishop's Cap
Mt. Wilbur towers over Swiftcurrent Lake at Many Glacier, behind the Many Glacier Lodge.
Mt. Grinnell is a part of the mountain ridge that sits on the shore of Swiftcurrent Lake in Many Glacier. Many Glacier is located in the northeast section of Glacier Park.
Many Glacier Lodge sits on the Swiftcurrent Lake shore with a ring-side seat to Mt. Grinnell. Near the center of the mountain range you can see Gem Glacier, visible also from the other side of the mountain range on the Garden Wall arete.
A closeup of the Gem Glacier.
The Going-to-the-Sun Mountain from a different angle.
Glacier Park's famous Red Buses are as natural to the park as are the mountains. They date back to 1936, and their drivers were fondly called 'Jammers' because 'back then' they could be heard jamming the gears as they drove the mountains.
Originally the vintage motor coaches were white, built by the White Motor Company, but in recent years they were painted to match the color of the mountain ash berry that can be found in the park.
They seat 17 passengers, are 25 feet long and have a canvas top that is rolled back as long as it's not raining. Thankfully, blankets are provided to make the journey even more comfortable.
Glacier Park is the only park that still uses the buses; they were once used by several of the national parks in the west including Yellowstone, Bryce, Yosimite and the Grand Canyon.
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