Going-to-the-Sun
Glacier NP, Montana, USA, _8281313OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
From Wild Goose Island Viewpoint (if I am not wrong) Glacier National Park, Montana
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...
Saint Mary Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA (_7050556) OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
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...
Wild Goose Island and Saint Mary Lake during Dawn.
It was clear sky all day. Luckily some clouds formed over the western sky 2 hours before sunset and hang over the lake long enough for my sunset...
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...
- 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.
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...
Saint Mary Lake with Wild Goose Island is definitely an iconic location representing the awesomeness of Glacier National Park. I drove overnight from...
Wild Goose Island reflected in St Mary Lake against a background of wildfire smoke from the Sprague fire of 2017.
Like I said in the last post, I spent a few days in Glacier National Park. Absolutely incredible place. Didn't get as much photography in as I wanted...
Thanks to all Phoide contributors to Going-to-the-Sun!
Most notably Birgit M. and Dominic Nessi.