Part Two

  1. Galleries
  2. Land Photos
  3. North America
  4. USA
  5. Montana
  6. 2021-07 Glacier National Park, Montana #4 with Natural Habitats Adventures
  7. Part Two
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  • Bellflower
    Bellflower
    Campanula persicifolia
    East Glacier Park Village, Montana, July 10, 2021
    2021-07-10#2044
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red Door
    Red Door
    East Glacier Park Village, Montana, July 10, 2021
    2021-07-10#2253
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Oxeye Daisy
    Oxeye Daisy
    Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
    East Glacier Park Village, Montana, July 10, 2021
    2021-07-10#2254
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Quaking Aspen leaves
    Quaking Aspen leaves
    Populus tremuloides
    East Glacier Park Village, Montana, July 10, 2021
    2021-07-10#2255
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Old VW
    Old VW
    East Glacier Park Village, Montana, July 10, 2021
    2021-07-10#2256
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mountain Goats
    Mountain Goats
    Oreamnos americanus - part sun, part shade made for an odd coloration on the female & kid.
    Goat Lick Overlook, Montana, July 10, 2021
    2021-07-10#2052
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mountain Goat
    Mountain Goat
    Oreamnos americanus - kid.
    Goat Lick Overlook, Montana, July 10, 2021
    2021-07-10#2055
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mountain Goat
    Mountain Goat
    Oreamnos americanus - shedding the winter coat.
    Goat Lick Overlook, Montana, July 10, 2021
    2021-07-10#2061
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mountain Goats
    Mountain Goats
    Oreamnos americanus - sure footed creatures.
    Goat Lick Overlook, Montana, July 10, 2021
    2021-07-10#2062
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mountain Goats
    Mountain Goats
    Oreamnos americanus
    Goat Lick Overlook, Montana, July 10, 2021
    2021-07-10#2066
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mountain Goat
    Mountain Goat
    Oreamnos americanus - checking out the tourists on the other side of the very steep valley.
    Goat Lick Overlook, Montana, July 10, 2021
    2021-07-10#2074
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mountain Goats
    Mountain Goats
    Oreamnos americanus
    Goat Lick Overlook, Montana, July 10, 2021
    2021-07-10#2079
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Room #18
    Room #18
    This southwest corner room was pretty warm in the afternoon. A ceiling fan helped.
    Izaak Walton Inn, Essex, Montana, July 10, 2021
    2021-07-10#2267
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Repurposed Rail Car
    Repurposed Rail Car
    One of several railroad cabooses that are the premium accommodations.
    Izaak Walton Inn, Essex, Montana, July 10, 2021
    2021-07-10#2270
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Repurposed Rail Car
    Repurposed Rail Car
    Izaak Walton Inn, Essex, Montana, July 10, 2021
    2021-07-10#2271
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Repurposed Rail Car
    Repurposed Rail Car
    Izaak Walton Inn, Essex, Montana, July 10, 2021
    2021-07-10#2274
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Great Northern #441
    Great Northern #441
    This locomotive has been converted to an accommodation.
    Izaak Walton Inn, Essex, Montana, July 10, 2021
    2021-07-10#2276
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rear Face
    Rear Face
    Built in 1939 for $40,000, the purpose was to accommodate railway workers.  Read online more about the history if you have time.
    Izaak Walton Inn, Essex, Montana, July 10, 2021
    2021-07-10#2277
    Larry L. Jackson
  • BNSF Train
    BNSF Train
    100+ car trains pass by regularly on this very busy line.
    Izaak Walton Inn, Essex, Montana, July 10, 2021
    2021-07-10#2285
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Great Northern Steam Engine Bell
    Great Northern Steam Engine Bell
    Izaak Walton Inn, Essex, Montana, July 10, 2021
    2021-07-10#2287
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Glacier Guides & Montana Raft Co Bus
    Glacier Guides & Montana Raft Co Bus
    We arrived here to get life jackets, booties and the bus for a float down the Flathead River.
    West Glacier, Montana, July 11, 2021
    2021-07-11#2290
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Second Raft
    Second Raft
    The other half of our tour group.
    Middle Fork, Flathead River, Montana, July 11, 2021
    2021-07-11#2293
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nyack Creek
    Nyack Creek
    Middle Fork, Flathead River, Montana, July 11, 2021
    2021-07-11#2294
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  • Bank Swallow holes
    Bank Swallow holes
    Riparia riparia
    Middle Fork, Flathead River, Montana, July 11, 2021
    2021-07-11#2298
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Middle Fork
    Middle Fork
    Glacial flour coloring the river.
    Flathead River, Montana, July 11, 2021
    2021-07-11#2300
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rafts
    Rafts
    Middle Fork, Flathead River, Montana, July 11, 2021
    2021-07-11#2310
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Middle Fork
    Middle Fork
    Flathead River, Montana, July 11, 2021
    2021-07-11#2312
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Jacob's Cascade
    Jacob's Cascade
    Jacob was our raft guide, so I stuck this name on the cascade.
    Middle Fork, Flathead River, Montana, July 11, 2021
    2021-07-11#2313
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rock
    Rock
    The forces in the earth that cause these layered rocks to shift 45 degrees are hard to imagine.
    Middle Fork, Flathead River, Montana, July 11, 2021
    2021-07-11#2315
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Grinnell Argillite
    Grinnell Argillite
    Sand ripples preserved from 1.4 billion years ago.
    Middle Fork, Flathead River, Montana, July 11, 2021
    2021-07-11#2317
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Whitewater
    Whitewater
    Very mild whitewater.
    Middle Fork, Flathead River, Montana, July 11, 2021
    2021-07-11#2319
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shore Walk
    Shore Walk
    A place to stretch the legs.
    Middle Fork, Flathead River, Montana, July 11, 2021
    2021-07-11#2321
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shore Walk
    Shore Walk
    A small creek flowing in to join the river.
    Middle Fork, Flathead River, Montana, July 11, 2021
    2021-07-11#2324
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fishing
    Fishing
    A deeper water spot with colorful water.
    Middle Fork, Flathead River, Montana, July 11, 2021
    2021-07-11#2328
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Middle Fork
    Middle Fork
    Flathead River, Montana, July 11, 2021
    2021-07-11#2333
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Middle Fork
    Middle Fork
    Colorful rocks on the bottom.
    Flathead River, Montana, July 11, 2021
    2021-07-11#2335
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gear Barn
    Gear Barn
    Back here to drop off the life jackets, booties and to have a nice lunch.
    Glacier Guides & Montana Raft Co, West Glacier, Montana, July 11, 2021
    2021-07-11#2338
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Belton Bridge
    Belton Bridge
    Built in 1920, the concrete structure survived a historic flood in 1964 that took out the main bridge at West Glacier entrance, making it again the entrance for two years.
    West Glacier, Montana, July 11, 2021
    2021-07-11#2341
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Jumping from Belton Bridge
    Jumping from Belton Bridge
    West Glacier, Montana, July 11, 2021
    2021-07-11#2347
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Jumping from Belton Bridge
    Jumping from Belton Bridge
    West Glacier, Montana, July 11, 2021
    2021-07-11#2354
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Flathead River
    Flathead River
    Belton Bridge, West Glacier, Montana, July 11, 2021
    2021-07-11#2362
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lake McDonald
    Lake McDonald
    We stopped in Apgar for ice cream and a little time at the lake.
    Apgar, Glacier National Park, Montana, July 11, 2021
    2021-07-11#2365
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lake McDonald River
    Lake McDonald River
    Apgar, Glacier National Park, Montana, July 11, 2021
    2021-07-11#2368
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Columbine
    Columbine
    Apgar, Glacier National Park, Montana, July 11, 2021
    2021-07-11#2371
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hiking Precaution
    Hiking Precaution
    Apgar, Glacier National Park, Montana, July 11, 2021
    2021-07-11#2373
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Overlook
    Overlook
    Lush regrowth with dead Lodgepole Pines from a previous fire.
    Camas Road, Glacier National Park, Montana, July 11, 2021
    2021-07-11#2374
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dogbane
    Dogbane
    Apocynum androsaemifolium
    Camas Road Overlook, Glacier National Park, Montana, July 11, 2021
    2021-07-11#2377
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dogbane
    Dogbane
    Apocynum androsaemifolium
    Camas Road Overlook, Glacier National Park, Montana, July 11, 2021
    2021-07-11#2086
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cross Country Skis
    Cross Country Skis
    Retired skis decorating a fence.
    Izaak Walton Inn, Essex, Montana, July 11, 2021
    2021-07-11#2379
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Richardson's Ground Squirrel
    Richardson's Ground Squirrel
    Spermophilus richardsonii
    Izaak Walton Inn, Essex, Montana, July 11, 2021
    2021-07-11#2382
    Larry L. Jackson