Sunday, September 4, 2011

Glacier National Park Going to the Sun Road

Glacier National Park "Going to the Sun Road"
About 52 miles long, winding around mountain sides and wait until you see the views!
The proposed route was first surveyed in 1918 and completed in 1932. Building this transmountain road, which was literally carved out of the precipitous mountainside for 12 of it's 50-mile length, was a challenging and dangerous task.
The winding road gains more than 1400 feet in 32 miles and crosses the Continental Divide. 
 West Glacier Gift Shop
 Glacier National Park Entrance

 Driving along McDonald Creek
 Heaven's Peak




 The Weeping Wall







 Logan Pass
Continental Divide
Elevation
6646 Ft
 Logan Pass Vistor's Center

 Early 1900's automobiles








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