<br \/>\nAhead of the Snow<br \/>\n<\/title><br \/>\n<head><\/p>\n<style>\nh4 {color: red; border: 0; padding: 0; margin: 0;}\n.redbold {color: red; font-weight: bold;}\n.shadowbox {\n width: 600px; \n height: 100px;\n border: 1px solid #333;\n box-shadow: 8px 8px 5px #444;\n padding: 8px 12px;\n background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #fff, #ddd 40%, #ccc);\n}\ndiv.story {\n width: 600px;\n}\ndiv.photos {\n box-sizing: content-box;\n border-width: 10px;\n padding: 10px;\n width: 650px;\n height: auto;\n margin: 5px;\n max-height: 400px;\n}\ndiv.gallery {\n margin: 10px;\n border: 1px solid #ccc;\n float: left;\n width: 290px;\n}\ndiv.gallery2 {\n margin: 10px;\n border: 1px solid #ccc;\n float: left;\n width: 600px;\n}\ndiv.gallery:hover {\n border: 1px solid #f00;\n}\ndiv.gallery2:hover {\n border: 1px solid #f00;\n}\ndiv.gallery img {\n width: 100%;\n height: auto;\n}\ndiv.desc {\n padding: 5px;\n text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n<h4>To the Tall Mountains of Montana<\/h4>\n<p><\/head><br \/>\nAfter our cross country drive to visit family in Utah and Nevada, we took a long detour north to Montana.<\/p>\n<p>We were excited to take a few days to explore Glacier National Park again. Here are just a few photos that we snapped on our short visit to the park.<br \/>\n <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/glacier2024\/DSC09063.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/glacier2024\/DSC09063s.jpg\" width=\"290\" height=\"193\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">Logan Pass is near the top of Going To The Sun Road. This trail goes to Hidden Lake.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/glacier2024\/DSC02991-3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/glacier2024\/DSC02991-3s.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">Not far from Logan Pass you can look downward into one of the many valleys. From this vantage point you can see McDonald Creek. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/glacier2024\/DSC02986-3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/glacier2024\/DSC02986-3s.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">Here’s a selfie of Kris and myself taking a driving break on the snake-like Going To The Sun Road.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/glacier2024\/DSC09137s.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/glacier2024\/DSC09137s.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">After descending from Logan Pass and the mountains we headed to Apgar and Lake McDonald.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/glacier2024\/DSC02992-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/glacier2024\/DSC02992-2s.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"200\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">Along its colorful shoreline, the waters of Lake McDonald are crystal clear (and cold this time of the year).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/glacier2024\/DSC09144-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/glacier2024\/DSC09144-2s.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"200\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">Along the western border in the Polebridge area are wide swaths of forests along the mountains. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/20_DSC09076.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/20_DSC09076s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">Beargrass grows on the many slopes in Glacier NP.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/glacier2024\/IMG_3212.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/glacier2024\/IMG_3212s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">On another pleasant sunny day we snapped a final selfie.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"shadowbox\">\n<p>Although we had only a few days to experience the mountain air at Glacier, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay in Montana’s big sky country.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Written by:<\/p>\n<p>Arnie Lee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of the Snow To the Tall Mountains of Montana After our cross country drive to visit family in Utah and Nevada, we took a long detour north to Montana. 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