Where People Dance Lake (Lake McDonald)
Glacier National park has been our favorite park to visit so far (so naturally we have very few photos of the trip as we were busy enjoying ourselves). We were there right before the beginning of the season when all the people arrive and Glacier's pristine beauty and untouched wilderness made us forget that it was really part of a national park. Unfortunately for the Blackfeet, Salish, and Kootenai American Indians disagreements over ceded lands continue and their hunting, fishing, and timber rights to the area (which were agreed to when the treaty designating the area as a park was signed) are no longer acknowledged.
Biking on the "Going to the Sun" road along St. Mary Lake. Home of the Blackfoot Beaver Bundle Ceremony (photo taken with Janice's iphone)
There only one road that crosses the park, the "Going to the Sun Road," and its only open during the summer. The middle section of the road was still being plowed for snow when we were there so we enjoyed uncrowded bike rides along the east end.
Some more early morning magic by the Lake Where People Dance