Glacier County
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- Saint Mary Lake is the second-largest lake in Glacier National Park, in the U.S. state of Montana.
Located on the east side of the park, Going-to-the-Sun Road parallels the lake along its north shore. At an altitude of 4,484 feet (1,367 m), Saint Mary Lake's waters are colder and lie almost 1,500 feet (460 m) higher in altitude than Lake McDonald, the largest lake in the park, which is located on the west side of the Continental Divide. Here, the great plains end and the Rocky Mountains begin in an abrupt 5,000-foot (1,500 m) altitude change, with Little Chief Mountain posing a formidable southern flank above the west end of the lake.
The lake is 9.9 miles (15.9 km) long and 300 feet (91 m) deep with a surface area of 3,923 acres (15.88 km2). The waters of the lake rarely rise above 50 °F (10 °C) and are home to various species of trout. During the winter, the lake is often completely frozen over with ice up to 4 feet (1.2 m) thick.
The opening scene in the 1980 Stanley Kubrick film The Shining was shot at Saint Mary Lake.
Wild Goose Island rises a mere 14 feet (4.3 m) above the lake. The island is dwarfed by the lake and surrounding mountains, yet it is of one of the most frequently photographed locations along the Going-to-the-Sun Road.
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Glacier Nationalpark, USA, early morning (_DSC3665)
Merry and peaceful Christmas to all of you.
Sinopah Mountain reflected in Two Medicine Lake, Glacier NP, USA, (_DSC3933)
Glacier NP, USA, sunrise
The nickname of this fall is"Trick Falls", because there are actually two separate waterfalls in the same location.
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From Wild Goose Island Viewpoint (if I am not wrong) Glacier National Park, Montana
Upper Two Medicine Lake near the campground, taken before sunrise on a very windy morning, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA.
My friends Jeff Barnhart and Nicole Coppi joined me once again for the last sunrise of our stay in Glacier National Park. We drove from our campsite...
Low morning light adds to the drama of the thundering Swiftcurrent Falls in the Many Glacier area. Glacier National Park, Montana. © 2018 Marc...
Many Glacier area in Glacier National Park, Montana. © 2018 Marc Haegeman. All Rights Reserved
Smoke from the Sprague wildfire serves as a backdrop for these three trees at Many Glaciers in Glacier National Park.
The crazy weather I had in June in Glacier National Park is nowhere better expressed as in this evening long-exposure shot of St. Mary Lake. Strong...
Lake Sherburne is a manmade lake in Many Glacier region. Nothing special except the fact that i am compensating photography disaster at Swiftcurrent...
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Sinopah Mountain reflected in Two Medicine Lake, Glacier NP, Montana, USA, (_DSC3915)
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Many Glacier region, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA (_7060876) OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
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Wild Goose Island and Saint Mary Lake during Dawn.
St. Mary Lake, to be exact, still golden by the rising sun. Clouds and wind did the rest. Glacier National Park, Montana. © 2018 Marc Haegeman. All...
Sinopah Mountain glowing red in this otherwise serene morning shot of Pray Lake in the Two Medicine area of Glacier National Park, Montana.
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Many Glacier Hotel on the edge of Swiftcurrent Lake is about as old as the Glacier National Park itself. The Park was established in 1910, while the...
This was one of the most epic displays of light I have ever seen. Jeff and I woke up in thick fog at our campground in Many Glacier. We drove until...
The spectacular ridiculousness of the views in this place were just something I never got used to while camping here. It doesn't matter where you...
And from South Dakota all the way over to Glacier National Park in Montana. For this leg of our journey, my wife and I actually had company! Friends...
This was a fun lake to hike to in Glacier National Park. The views along the trail were just endless...but then, that's true with pretty much every...
Baring Creek in Glacier National Park crashes through its riverbed in an unstoppable manner.
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The scenic, 50 mile-long Going-to-the-Sun Road is the only road traversing Glacier National Park, east to west, crossing the Continental Divide at...
Many Glacier region, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA (_7060986) OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Running Eagle Falls, also knows as Trick Falls, Two Medicine Valley, Glacier Nationalpark, Montana, USA (_7092636) OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
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Saint Mary Lake with Wild Goose Island is definitely an iconic location representing the awesomeness of Glacier National Park. I drove overnight from...
One of the iconic spots in Glacier National Park: St. Mary Lake and Wild Goose Island in a virtuosic sunrise color display. Stitch of 5 vertical...
Mount Grinnell dominates in size and theatrical sunrise colors a windswept Swiftcurrent Lake in the Many Glacier area of Glacier National Park....
Definitely one of my favourite spots in Glacier National Park, with Mount Grinnell the perfect extension for the falls. © 2018 Marc Haegeman. All...
Wild Goose Island reflected in St Mary Lake against a background of wildfire smoke from the Sprague fire of 2017.
One lone dead tree against the backdrop of dense smoke from forest fires in the park.
Well, I've been inactive for a while because a lot has happened in the last week! My wife and I moved into our new house the day before Thanksgiving....
Willie, Alan, and I spent a week at Glacier National Park back in August and the trip was everything but what we expected. This particular night was...
Glacier NP experienced significant wildfires in September of 2017. The smoke from these fires blanketed the area and colored the sunrise with a deep...
Going-To-The-Sun road is definitely one of the best scenic byways. Passing through high mountains, waterfalls and valleys this road offers a photo...
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Most notably Birgit M. and Dominic Nessi.