Bubbles

My daughter. Sometimes you chance into a photo...no setup, just pure luck to capture the perfect moment.

Road Trip! Glacier National Park - Upper McDonald Falls

I showed a photo of Lower McDonald Falls a few posts ago and now here is a look at the upper portion of the falls. We didn't hike to the upper falls...with 4 kids in tow, a mountain hike was not on our agenda...especially after our rain drenched hike back from Avalanche Lake the day before! So I settled for this long distance photo instead. If we ever go back to Glacier, this hike is on my list of 'must-do' hikes.

Road Trip! Glacier National Park - Flathead Lake

Just to the south-west of Glacier lies the enormous Flathead Lake. It is stunningly beautiful...and did I mention enormous? It is 30 miles long, 15 miles wide, a whopping 300 feet deep, and has a 160 mile shoreline. From it's southern point, it is rolling hills and scrub, and at it's northern point lies Glacier. If and when we ever retire, I am thinking this area will be a likely candidate!

Road Trip! Glacier National Park - Hungry Horse Dam and River

The Hungry Horse Dam sits right outside the boundaries of Glacier National Park. I have stood on top of several dams before...Hoover at the Nevada/Arizona border, and Dworshak right here in Idaho and about 40 minutes from Moscow. Both are among the highest dams in the USA (2nd and 3rd respectively), but for some reason this one stays in my memory. I think the fact that I was terrified for some reason the entire time we were there, that my young son would somehow fall over the edge. Go figure. Still, the view is impressive!

Road Trip! Glacier National Park - Lower McDonald Falls

Lower McDonald Falls is beautiful and sits just off Going-to-the-Sun Road. The water is unbelievably cold and you can actually smell it, perhaps the plant life in the water? The sound of the water rushing over the rocks is also intense. I can't even describe how much I loved just standing here and listening. The kids had to yell to be heard over the sound of the water...and that's saying something cause my kids are LOUD!! haha