48stateroadtrip.com » clouds http://48stateroadtrip.com 114 days, 48 states, 1 roadtrip Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:45:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Glacier National Park: Clouds and Reflections (, Photos of) http://48stateroadtrip.com/2009/08/glacier-national-park-clouds-and-reflections-photos-of/ http://48stateroadtrip.com/2009/08/glacier-national-park-clouds-and-reflections-photos-of/#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:14:46 +0000 bkdunn http://48stateroadtrip.com/?p=667 The sky in Montana seems normal-sized to me. I don’t get the big sky thing. Maybe it only applies in Billings and Great Falls. OTOH, they have some pretty awesome clouds, which *are* in the sky. Eh.

glacier_reynolds-mtnReynolds Mountain, near the Logan Pass Visitors Center.

glacier_clements-mtn-cloudsClements Mountain, from about the same place as the last photo.

glacier_reynolds-mtn-cloudsReynolds Mountain from a little further down the road.

glacier_contrail-and-cloudsContrail, clouds. Obviously.

glacier_lake-sherburneLake Sherburne, looking toward the Many Glacier area.

glacier_swiftcurrent-lakeAcross Swiftcurrent Lake.

glacier_swiftcurrent-lake_glaciersSame lake, different view (slightly).

  • I didn’t really get Glacier after the first day, but after the third I was sad to leave.
  • The thing that’s great about it is that it feels like there’s so much to explore there — every valley looks different from the last one, for instance — and that gives you a lot of opportunities for something like solitude.
  • The other great thing, or at least the thing that I think makes Glacier unique, is all the glacially-formed “horns” there. A lot of spikes there that look like they belong in the Alps.
  • Plus I caught a fish there, which endears me somewhat.
  • And next time I’d know to probably stay on the east side of the park — it’s more convenient to the good parts.

bkd

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