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Logan Pass
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Looking back to the east at Going-to-the-Sun Road
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A family of goats was grazing on bushes at the Logan Pass Overlook
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The little kid of the clan
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The big bad Billy goat actually made a brief threatening charge towards the little girl. His horns looked sharp.
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An older kid
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Another cute kid
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Plenty of snow melting in the summer sun at Logan Pass
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Looking east as Going-to-the-Sun Road begins its descent
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A look back at Logan Pass from about a mile down the road
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A gorgeous lush green valley stretches out ahead
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If you can't go over or around, go through
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Glacial basins are lush in summer, but must hold a LOT of snow in the long Montana winters
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In 2005, I had to reroute my mid-May trip because GNP was still snowbound
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Beautiful scenery, don't you think?
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Another beautiful view
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Jackson Glacier, on Jackson Mtn. Many glaciers are have been shrinking over the years, and may not last much longer.
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Blackfoot Glacier looks healthy though
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Glacial runoff
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Going-to-the-Sun Mountain
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Saint Mary Lake
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Saint Mary Lake
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Saint Mary Lake
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The glassy surface of Saint Mary Lake
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Saint Mary Lake mirrors the wide Montana sky
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A critter munches lunch at Saint Mary Lake
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A tremendous vista at Saint Mary Lake. I stayed here for a while, had some lunch, and just dug the view.
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Saint Mary Lake
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Saint Mary Lake
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The Lewis Range stretches out to the south
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A nice drive to ride on!
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The range over the lake
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Lake Sherburne, in the Many Glacier area
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Lake Sherburne. Canada was only 20 miles from here; if it was sunnier to the north, I would have gone international.
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The Lodge at Swiftcurrent Lake, in the Many Glacier area.
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Apikuni Mountain, in the Many Glacier area
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US-89 heads south through the Montana countryside
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Two Medicine Lake, in the southeast corner of GNP
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A critter at Two Medicine Lake chows down a whole grain bar
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Eat up, Critter!
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Welcome back to the West Entrance of GNP.
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A late-day return to Agpar, only to find that clouds still bedeviled the scene.
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Flathead Lake, south of GNP.
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The afterglow over Flathead Lake, near Polson, with evening bugs dotting the shot....
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