One of the most beautiful lakes I have ever seen is in the western section of Glacier National Park in Montana. The western side of the park is deeply wooded and lush (unlike the dry, mostly prairie-like eastern side), which makes the lake feel both insulated and hidden. The photo shown here, which was taken in the mid-1990s, shows an eastward view of Lake McDonald from the tiny village of Apgar, about 20 miles east of Whitefish as the crow flies.For a larger version of this photo, go to the Lake McDonald, MT photo on the Travel Guide of America site.
I have been to a lot of beautiful places in the United States, but few match the scenic splendor of Glacier National Park in Montana. And few spots within the park are as awe-inspiring as Logan Pass. This photo, which was taken on a mild summer day in the mid-1990s, is only a few hundred yards from the Going-to-the-Sun Road (the main route through the park), but the silence and stillness from this spot is something I won't soon forget.
Taken back in the mid-1990s, this photo shows in dramatic fashion where the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains meet. We drove east of the town of East Glacier Park for a few miles, constantly looking in our rear view mirrors until we found this vantage point. At least some of mountains to the right are actually within Glacier National Park.