The Grandeur of Glacier

Our first trip to Glacier National Park in Montana started badly yesterday, as we were turned away on the “Going to the Sun” road by park rangers who had determined there were already too many visitors already up the road in the higher elevations.

 Thankfully, later in the day we were able to traverse the legendary path. We were able to see the Jackson Glacier, MacDonald Lake, Baring Falls, Florence Falls, Logan Pass and Wild Goose Island. It was an unforgettable experience.

 The camera seems a woefully inadequate tool to communicate the grandeur of the setting here. The sweeping views of mountains, valleys, lakes and sky are breathtaking. There seems to be little way to adequately share vicariously the experience of seeing God’s creation in person in a place like this; the scale of what is laid out before us is unimaginable. Seeing these things in person is one of the greatest thrills of my life.