Horse Bridge in Glacier

Before my uncles, aunts and I left Glacier Park we stopped along McDonald Creek to see how the rains during November 2006 damaged the horse bridge that crossed the creek.

Larry and I took photos. The second photo is the view downstream of the bridge.

Trail of the Cedars with my uncles

Earlier when we were in Apgar, as I came out of the ranger station, all my uncles and aunts humorously told me they couldn't go hiking because each one had a different aliment.

The Going-to-the-Sun road was closed at Avalanche Creek. Along Avalanche Creek is the Trail of the Cedars, a level boardwalk that is less than a half mile long. I had to do some persuading to get everyone to walk on this trail. Diane (especially) and Cathy were nervous about bears and Larry and Curt didn't help matters any by occasionally making growling noises as we walked.

Then I would hear "Are we there yet?"

After crossing the bridge over Avalanche Creek I was able to persuade Diane, Cathy, and Curt to hike up a little bit on the Avalanche Creek trail to get a look down on Avalanche Creek as it went through the gorge. The full two mile hike to see the waterfalls at the end of Avalanche Lake was out of the question.

Then it was back to the car.

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McDonald Creek with my uncles

Here are the views of McDonald Creek in Glacier Park when I took my uncles and aunts to the Park Tuesday. Curt was surprised this was called a creek and not called a river.

Lake McDonald with my uncles

Today my uncles, aunts and I drove along Lake McDonald in Glacier Park to Avalanche Creek where the road was still closed to vehicle traffic.

View of Lake McDonald from Apgar village.

This was taken along the lake and looking NW.

Lake McDonald lodge as seen from the lake side

Snyder Creek that runs by the lodge

The following photo was taken from Lake McDonald lodge. Along the lake from right to left is where we drove on a small road that went around the northern side of Lake McDonald. Looking at the road map earlier you can see a grey line that curves a little around the north end of the lake. Along this road are quite a number of private homes that were grandfathered into the Park when Glacier Park was created.

The following two photos were taken from the north end of Lake McDonald.

This photo was taken on the road that goes around the northwest end of the lake. As you can see the road is not very wide. Certainly Curt and Cathy's RV wouldn't fit on the road. They had me ride those miles on the back of the minivan to watch for narrow trees. After all, it was my idea to drive on this road.  (just kidding)