Day 5: August 26, 2004
Going to the Sun Road and West Glacier
61.2 Miles, 3,925 feet

Glacier National Park
2004

Going-to-the-Sun Road cuts through the heart of Glacier National Park, providing most visitors with the best access to the subalpine and alpine regions of the park.

This alpine scenic road is approximately 50 miles long bisecting the park east and west. The road is carved out of solid rock and building it was an engineering feat.

A view of Mount Jackson on the left. The mountain grew steeper as we continued upward toward Logan Pass.

Arriving at Logan Pass. Logan Pass proved the highlight of Going-to-the-Sun Road for many. We marveled at the apex which defines the dividing point between the Atlantic and the Pacific.

A photo of Kathy on the East side of the Continental Divide. The park’s waters on this side of the photo are separated into two: those which flow north and east (Hudson Bay to the Atlantic Ocean) and those flowing south and east (Missouri, the Mississippi, and eventually to the Caribbean).

A photo of Rhonda on the West side of the Continental Divide. The park’s water on this side of the photo flows west (out the Flathead, the Columbia Rivers, and eventually to the Pacific Ocean).

One of the many overlook markers at Going-to-the-Sun Road.

We still have a long way to go. Up ahead is our destination, the summit at Logan Pass.