Montana (Glacier National Park)

My first trip to Montana I had barely started panoramics. Later I returned to the northern tip for a trip through Glacier National Park and the deservedly famous Going To the Sun Road. We came in from Washington and Idaho.

This road is indeed one of the world's most spectacular. At the best spots, however, it was difficult to stop so I didn't get a pano from the best western spot this trip.

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McDonald lake fills the western valley. It's popular for boating and fabulous views of Logan pass, though this day has some haze.

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Here's Mt. Logan viewed from the lake.

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In the bottom of the glacial valley, one I stood on the riverbed for this 360

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Halfway up the Going-to-the-Sun Road, we stopped after a construction zone. Here's a wide look onto the valley from the north.

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View from visitor center at top of Logan Pass.

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The view to the east from the top of Logan pass

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St. Mary's lake fills the eastern part of the trip.

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To finish this page, here's a very early panorama from 1998 taken with my earliest .75MP digital camera. It's of the top of Beartooth pass, one of the highest passes in the USA, which comes out of Yellowstone and into Montana. The top is above the treeline, but the eastern descent is actually the most spectacular.