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| partners | | We took the Going to the Sun Road to The Loop from the Rising Sun and parked our car. We only had one construction stop on the west side just after going over Logan Pass. We were lucky to have some goats entertain us. We also got a good look at the Highline Trail that was still closed due to snow cover. It would open around the 31st.
We slowly made our way past the Big Drift and the Weeping Wall before arriving at a very full parking area at The Loop. From here we hiked up to the Granite Park Chalet. We had intended on coming back via The Loop but would end up, thankfully, taking the Swiftcurrent Trail  down to the Swiftcurrent Motor Inn and then hitching a couple rides to get to the Rising Sun to retrieve Gary and Wendy's truck and then heading to The Loop to retrieve our car.
See the photos for the timeline on 7-24 and then 7-25. We did get a chance to stop at the Visitors Center on our drive back from The Loop to the Rising Sun on the 25th. It still had lots of snow around it... and mind you, it's almost the end of July.
VIDEO of drive on GTTSR to The Loop: http://youtu.be/lCHO2VyXGd0
Here is a video that was also at the bottom of the Swiftcurrent Pass trip report: VIDEO of our drive from Many Glacier to The Loop to Logan Pass and Visitor Center: http://youtu.be/GhbFpIL1Dqg |
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For me, sometimes it's just as much about the journey as the destination.
Oh, and once in awhile, don't forget to look back at the trail you've traveled. |
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