Continuing the series of posts with photos that were posted to Facebook while I was on the road this summer . . .
After a few wonderful days in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, I head to Glacier National Park in Montana. When I visited the park in late June last year – it was still covered with snow. Going to the Sun Road was closed – and I couldn’t get anywhere near Logan Pass.
What a difference 13 months makes . . . I arrived at Glacier National Park after the historic lastest date for Going to the Sun Road to open. I wanted to do everything I could to increase the chances that I’d actually be able to see the whole park this year. This year – the road through Logan Pass opened sometime in June. By the time I arrived – summer was in full bloom in the park. Without a doubt – Glacier is one of the most beautiful national parks I”ve ever visited.
The combination of lakes and mountains at Glacier are wonderful to photograph.
St. Mary Lake
Lake McDonald
© 2012 Patty Hankins
And the only thing more beautiful than the lakes and mountains were the wildflowers!
Yellow Columbine – aquilegia flavescens
© 2012 Patty Hankins
Cow Parsnip – heracleum maximum
© 2012 Patty Hankins
White bog orchid – platanthere dilatata
© 2012 Patty Hankins
Sticky Geranium – geranium viscosissimum
© 2012 Patty Hankins
Orange Hawkweed
© 2012 Patty Hankins
It’s probably not a surprise to anyone – I’m already dreaming of when I can next visit Glacier National Park!