Glacier National Park is often referred to as the "Jewel of the Continent." The nickname reflects the stunning natural beauty and its location at the heart of North America's Rocky Mountains. The mountains in Glacier appear as though freshly axed from the Earth’s foundation. Chevron-shaped mountain peaks and powder horns fall into lofty, repeating patterns; all of them rake at clouds that barely manage to rove over the top. For the most part, Montana is not a place that loves water, but Glacier National Park is an exception. Water is constantly at work within the mountains: shedding from lingering snowfields, flouncing from stone to stone in narrow ravines, and pooling into reflective lakes within the verdant, timbered valleys.
Yesterday,
Desiree and I drove along the Front Range of the Rockies for about four hours
to reach the park. We then spent the afternoon exploring the eastern edge,
where the mountains abruptly surge up from the Great Plains. I am posting three
photographs I captured at Many Glacier.
—Mitchell
Hegman
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