Glacier, Grand Teton, and Yellowstone National Parks ~ August 23, 2004

We headed into Glacier National Park on the Going-to-the-Sun Road. The road followed Saint Mary Lake and then continued its climb up into the mountains. The clouds hid many of the taller peaks and there were occasional showers. Eventually, we reached Logan Pass. We hiked up the Hidden Lake Nature Trail.

Despite the dreary conditions, there still were amazing views as we worked our way out the trail.

The Hidden Lake Overlook did not disappoint, revealing a superb view of Hidden Lake itself.

Just below the overlook was this Mountain Goat.

When we got back to the Visitor Center, we found a few Bighorn Sheep behind it.

Since we couldn't continue down the western side of the road due to the landslide, we slowly worked our way back down the eastern side, stopping for photos along the way.

The tunnel (just left of the red tour car) between Siyeh Bend and Logan Pass in Glacier National Park, Montana.

Siyeh Bend below Logan Pass in Glacier National Park, Montana.

We parked and hiked up the St. Mary Falls Trail to Saint Mary Falls.

The Saint Mary Falls Trail in Glacier National Park, Montana.

About halfway down to the town of St. Mary, we checked out Saint Mary Lake.

Saint Mary Lake in Glacier National Park, Montana. To get a perspective on the size of the mountains, note the fairly large, white boat in the lake coming out of "The Narrows" in the bottom two photos.

We left the park and headed north for nearby Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada. The drizzly weather continued as we crossed into the province of Alberta.

Waterton Lakes National Park also contains an impressive display of mountains, although sections of them were obscured by the low cloud ceiling.

The Prince of Wales Hotel at Upper Waterton Lake in Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada.

We returned to the U.S. and spent our second night in St. Mary, Montana.

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