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From the exotic to the familiar, whether you’re traveling or in your own backyard, we would love to see the world through your eyes.
Happy Friday, everybody (and for those – ahem, Amir – past the date line and already into tomorrow, Happy Saturday)
Today we have a submission from realbtl, a commenter blessed to live surrounded by the natural beauty of (as I recall) Montana and environs. I do hope to get out that way some year and see some of these amazing rural landscapes with my own two eyes! I expect I’ll make another mad dash to Colorado come mushroom season 2020, but won’t have the time to wander further West or North. Alas…
Have a great weekend and don’t forget to submit!
I live about 40 min. from the west entrance to Glacier NP. During the summer the main part of the park is a zoo so I sometimes head over to the less busy east side. Here are some shots of a trip I took last June.
The Blackfeet Nation owns a lot of the east side approaches. We took a swing away from the Front Range for most of these. I highly recommend this area to anyone who wants to escape some of the tourists.
That’s all for now. I’ll post up some off season inside the park pix later. Thanks to Alain for this feature. I mostly lurk but always check the Road.
Van Buren
What is that Matterhorn-like mountain in the 2nd photo?
?BillinGlendaleCA
Beautiful country.
Amir Khalid
Actually, Malaysian Standard Time is only 13 hours ahead of US Eastern Standard time. It’s Friday evening here as I type this. And is there no love for Viva Brisvegas?
Amir Khalid
That’s some gorgeous scenery, right there.
Alain
@Amir Khalid: d’oh! Sleepy brain is my only defense on the time/date difference mix-up.
Thanks for the corrections on both matters!
debbie
I sometimes forget because of the day-to-day outrages, but this is one magnificent country!
Ken
@Van Buren: Possibly Chief Mountain. And now that I’ve searched for “Glacier National Park mountains” I definitely want to visit!
arrieve
So beautiful! I want to go there.
MelissaM
Gorgeous! Thanks! And like realbtl, I mostly lurk but always check the OTR pics!
realbtl
Thanks folks and the mountain is Chief mtn, sacred to the Blackfeet.
eclare
Beautiful.
TomatoQueen
Oh. Oh. Oh. May it always be so.
louc
I only really ever saw the eastern side from outside the park because I came by train from Chicago to Glacier Park. It’s a glorious vision to see the mountains grow bigger and bigger from the plains as you head west. It is still one of my most favorite vacations ever. And visit soon. Glacier Park’s glaciers are rapidly vanishing.
GregMulka
I’m going to be one of those irritating tourists next July, realbtl. Sorry. Badlands, Glacier, and Yellowstone over 2.5 weeks. It’s the whole reason I bought my camera last month.
Cowrey
Camped and hiked Glacier NP last fall for the first time. Going back in 2020 for more. Can’t get enough.
Dan B
Glacier’s east side is fantastic! Access to several big lakes is from the east. The plains to the east of the park are flower filled alpine meadows for many square miles. I didn’t expect to be wowed because of the hundreds of miles I’ve hiked in Mt. Rainier and the North Cascades but Glacier is the equal with sunnier weather.
stinger
Great photos, astounding geography. I can see why people would hold that mountain sacred — wish that we all held all our evironment so.
David wilson
@Van Buren: Chief Mountain