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Finally got all my pictures uploaded. This time I got to see the entire Going to the Sun Road (GTS). The fire made for some interesting pictures on certain days, with other days very clear. Several days the park view from along the GTS road was completely hazed over by smoke. Good thing I spent a lot of time in the Many Glacier area, which I had planned to, as it was much less affected by the smoke and many more clear days than the GTS road views.
Didn't see any grizzlies but did see black bears, and moose on this trip. Saw all the moose on the Red Rock trail in Many Glacier (saw lots of bear scat but no bears on that trail). Saw the black bears in Many Glacier and along St Mary Lake, and the one I startled with clapping at Bowman Lake. Was fortunate to get a good day for the Cracker Lake hike and got some nice pics of the turquoise colored Cracker Lake and surrounding mountains (12 mile round trip hike, 1400 ft elevation gain). I wanted to also hike the Iceberg Lake trail but time ran out and I opted for wildlife along the Red Rock trail the last full day I was there, and was not disappointed. I just happened to choose that trail on the advice of an older local couple that was coming in from kayaking the Swiftcurrent Lake in Many glacier. The guy noticed me scanning the mountains for wildlife and said, "see any bears", and I said I hadn't seen much wildlife at Many Glacier this time. He said if you want to see bears/moose do the Red Rock trail hike. Well he was spot on (for moose at least).
As always GNP has unbelievably amazing scenery. Also I think I had a Huckleberry shake at least 5 times during my time at GNP. Love those shakes.
I left a day or two before they closed the west half of GTS road so I lucked out this time. Also the day I drove back from St. Mary thru the park on the GTS to my 1 night hotel stay close to the airport in Kalispell, was the day the Sperry Chalet burned down.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/y3VUD5cTKqdkz9pl1
(click on the 3 vertical dots in the upper right hand corner, and then click on slideshow)
Didn't see any grizzlies but did see black bears, and moose on this trip. Saw all the moose on the Red Rock trail in Many Glacier (saw lots of bear scat but no bears on that trail). Saw the black bears in Many Glacier and along St Mary Lake, and the one I startled with clapping at Bowman Lake. Was fortunate to get a good day for the Cracker Lake hike and got some nice pics of the turquoise colored Cracker Lake and surrounding mountains (12 mile round trip hike, 1400 ft elevation gain). I wanted to also hike the Iceberg Lake trail but time ran out and I opted for wildlife along the Red Rock trail the last full day I was there, and was not disappointed. I just happened to choose that trail on the advice of an older local couple that was coming in from kayaking the Swiftcurrent Lake in Many glacier. The guy noticed me scanning the mountains for wildlife and said, "see any bears", and I said I hadn't seen much wildlife at Many Glacier this time. He said if you want to see bears/moose do the Red Rock trail hike. Well he was spot on (for moose at least).
As always GNP has unbelievably amazing scenery. Also I think I had a Huckleberry shake at least 5 times during my time at GNP. Love those shakes.
I left a day or two before they closed the west half of GTS road so I lucked out this time. Also the day I drove back from St. Mary thru the park on the GTS to my 1 night hotel stay close to the airport in Kalispell, was the day the Sperry Chalet burned down.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/y3VUD5cTKqdkz9pl1
(click on the 3 vertical dots in the upper right hand corner, and then click on slideshow)