Montana and the Dakotas
After my mom and I got back from Alaska, our next big destination was Glacier National Park in Montana. This stop had been on my mom's bucket list for a couple of years, and wow was it an amazing park! The snowy mountains, rushing waterfalls, summer wildflowers, and abundant wildlife made this one of the most beautiful national parks we've visited this year. Inside Lake McDonald Lodge, built in 1913-1914. The water at Lake McDonald was literally clear as glass. With a name like Glacier National Park, you'd expect a bunch of glaciers right? This informational panel showed how the glaciers have melted and shrunk in size since the park was started. We saw a total of five bears during our time at Glacier NP! Glacier's famous Going-to-the-Sun road is a jaw-dropping drive We spotted our first bear in Glacier on a hike up at Logan Pass, the end destination of Going-to-the-Sun road. Weeping Wall along Going-to-the-Sun road The trail to Upper Two Medicine Lake