Glacier NP

A couple of summers ago my wife and I took our family to 3 National Parks in a matter of a couple months.  We went to Teton, Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks.  They were all nice, and I will probably blog about the other two sometime in the future, but Glacier was beyond nice.  We were so impressed with the mountains, the blue tint of the water, the road to the sun and of course seeing glaciers. 

This is a picture of Lake McDonald.  I've since wondered if they have a problem with people throwing rocks into the lake.  All along the lake shore there are literally thousands of perfect skipping stones.  And the lake is wonderfully clear with near perfect reflections of the snow capped peaks.  We pulled into the parking lot at Lake McDonald only intending to get out and take a quick peek.  We were so mesmerized by the beauty of the lake that we ended up spending hours just gazing at the reflection of the clouds and mountains on the water (and skipped a few rocks). 

One of my wife's favorite things about Glacier NP is the water.  It is this awesome blue color.  The glaciers themselves are blue, I believe it is due to the density that they freeze at, and the water that in in the streams are from melting glaciers and runoff.  This also makes the water really blue.  We had never seen blue waterfalls before.  Usually waterfalls look dirty, white or clear if they are thin.  But the waterfalls at Glacier were blue! 

If you go to Glacier NP, you must drive the Road to the Sun.  You will be amazed at the vistas, the mountain passes, the glaciers, hikes along the way and maybe some glimpses of mountain goats.  We drove west to east and at the end was St. Mary's Lake.  A rainstorm was moving through but I still managed to take the above photo.  Even after a couple of days of high mountain lakes, this lake was still very impressive.  Completely surrounding by high mountain peaks, green fir trees and even dotted with a couple of islands, St. Mary's Lake is a must stop.
Adam