Glacier National Park - The Road To The SUN!!

So, this drive... the one that goes up the side of the mountain... on a cliff...very close to edge... IS ABSOLUTLY GORGIOUS!!  Now, this drive is not so pretty for those that do not like to drive where there are large drop offs, jagged walls, and a long-long way down.  Luckely, it doesn't bother us at all, but my mother-in-law had a bit of a challenging trip. 

Some areas of this drive are a very tight squeeze (we had to fold in our mirrors) but it is a MUST SEE!! 

Its hard to describe, but its just so "GRAND" everything is big, and luscious, and breathtaking. You just have to see it.  You can look at a mountain and see the entire thing from the top to the bottom and it is covered in the luscious green blanket that just rolls over the countryside.  Its just spectacular, and all along the drive there are these amazing views of the valley and rivers and waterfalls. 

Liz Sheldon took this picture... captures it perfectly!!

My advise-

*Leave really early, I am talking 6am.  Parking at the top of Logan's Pass is a nightmare and absolutely ridiculous in my opinion.  They need a bigger parking lot!  If the lot is full, we found a secret pull out about 1/4 mile down the road towards St. Mary's.  Drop the wife and kiddos off at the top, and have dad drive down and leave the car, and walk back... its worth the little hike.  otherwise, I kid you not, it can take hours.  People even get in fights over these spots, its bad.

*Pull over at all the look out sights (on the way back down, you don't have time on the way up)... its so worth it, and it gives the kids a break from the car. (happy kids make a happy experience)

*Must do the hike at the top at Logan's Pass (this is where the nightmare parking is) More on this hike to the Hidden Lakes in my next post.

*Get some Xanex if you have a fear of cliffs, drop offs, rock walls, and/or wild animals :)

Again, everything in Montana is absolutely breathtaking... I cant get over the magnitude of its beauty!!