Back out of the Park

Headed back into the park via St Mary's Visitor Center on the east side. I had hoped by this afternoon that some of the haze that we had been seeing all day might burn off but that wasn't really the case. So you won't see any pictures of glaciers because the view just wasn't that clear.

So our first real stop was at Logan pass which we drove through on our way in the morning. We were treated to a site of a small group of Big Horn sheep just up the hill from the center.
Unfortunately it was late in the day so we had about 5 minutes in the visitor center which allowed me to buy one more sticker for our trip. In fact I think the center is now closed for the year.

Continued to follow the road out of the park and stopped periodically to enjoy all the cliffs around us. This road really is a beautiful road to drive although it can be very tight against the cliff faces in a few places.

On the way out we did stop at Lake McDonald to take a peek at the lodge there and the lake. Similar to many glaciers this lodge was also closed. But a really pretty setting would have liked to have seen this open. We did get to see a couple of the red tour buses that still run today with tours through the park.

And our last stop was Apgar Village at the other end of Lake McDonald (10 miles long) A fun stop, several shops and restaurants; so we indulged in some 🍦 ice cream!Read more