Glacier National Park While Glacier National Park's scenic wonders are best appreciated on foot or horseback (access to its Granite Park Chalet lodging requires a hike of at least four miles), a driver traversing its 50-mile Going to the Sun Road still encounters rugged mountain beauty at every bend. Lake McDonald Avalanche Creek Avalanche Creek and mountains View from Logan Pass The Logan Pass Visitor Center, atop the Continental Divide, may enjoy the most spectacular location, but the views from Lake McDonald and Avalanche Creek aren't far behind. North of the eastern entrance to the park, a shorter road leads to the Many Glacier area. St. Mary's Lake Horseback riders in mountains on east side of park Sherburne Lake Many Glacier Hotel and mountains The scenery continues north of the Canadian border in Waterton Lakes National Park, accessible from the east side of Glacier National Park. Those wishing an alternate route back across the Continental Divide can take U.S. 2, a winding mountain road just south of the park; the Divide is marked with an obelisk from the Theodore Roosevelt International Highway. FOR MORE INFORMATION: NPS site: http://www.nps.gov/glac/ Peter Lesica, A Flora of Glacier National Park, Montana Erik Molvar, Best Easy Day Hikes Glacier and Waterton Lakes Erik Molvar, Hiking Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks Susan Olin, Insiders Guide to Glacier National Park (3d ed.) David Rockwell, Exploring Glacier National Park Russ Schneider, Fishing Glacier National Park (2d ed.) To main National Parks page To ROADSIDEPHOTOS.COM home page