Sometimes I know exactly where I am going. In that case it’s easy, pick a route and go.
More often I have an idea where I’d like to end up, and generally speaking a direction to go.
Once in a while I just follow the front wheel and see where it takes me.
Almost to Logan Pass I got this picture that graphically shows the rock layers that exist here, but also how incredibly little top soil is needed to grow lush forest. On the tops there is almost no soil, but after chunks have broken off and ground themselves to sand on the way to a river you will find lush deep soil. Still with water everyplace.
Yes, we are here now. This is the Logan Pass parking lot, we've made it to the sun. The highest point on the Going to the Sun Highway. As you can see, it's quite busy, but I discovered that a good many of the cars actually had met guides in vans here at Logan Pass.
Lot's of people. They seem to have been in two basic classes. Young people who were the adventurers, the trail takers, the hikers. Old people who were the observers of the mountains and the people.
The visitors center is a glorious building that is not obtrusive and fits right into mountain and the scenery. There were some 'motorcycle only' corners around the parking lot, and I really do appreciate them. I zipped into one where two other guys were saddling up. A father and son from West Virginia who were on their last day of eight. Tomorrow morning they'd put their dual sport bikes in a trailer and pull them home. They were sad to be leaving but so glad they came.
These are the true recreational vehicles of Glacier. Those tour busses might look like they came out of the 1930s but those are thoroughly modern vehicles piloted by pro drivers. There are hundreds of them and they aren't restricted to the park. Tours to the surrounding area, too.
You can see the difference, if you look. We have crossed the 'rain shadow' and the east side is significantly drier than the west. I don't mean sort of, either.
This is typical of what you will see on the east. Very dry and stark. I didn't take many pictures on the way down, because I was tired AND hungry. Next time I promise to come from the east and do a much better job with the geology and the road through that part of the Park. I'm really sad to be going, but the road goes on forever.
Thanks for coming along for the ride!
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