This was a summer trip to Glacier so the weather was wonderful. The Going-to-the-Sun Road parallels the lake along its southern shoreline. The lake is so beautiful and the blue water so tranquil.
The lake is home to cutthroat trout, rainbow trout and lake trout. My family enjoys trout fishing and although we didn't fish in Lake McDonald, we did some trout fishing in the area.
In 2003, a massive wildfire raged through the forests along the shore of lake McDonald, scorching nearly 40,000 acres. A transformation is now taking place among these skeletons of the forest. The Rocky Point Nature Trail leads you into the heart of this changing landscape.
The trail is a .5 mile trail from Fish Campground. Now you are seeing the skeletons of the burnt trees.
The total distance is 2.7 miles round trip and is an easy hike.
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What beautiful photography! The lake and mountains are breathtaking! I've never been to Montana, now I know I need to visit. Thanks for an awesome visit.
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The French Hutch
It's a beaitoful place and your photos are great!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures!
ReplyDeleteThere are such fantastic places with opportunity to make great photographs - Thanks for showing your wonderful pieces
ReplyDeleteFrom a citizen from the other side of the "pond"
The vertical bare bracnches are great lead-ins to the pics:)
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful photos! I've ridden over the Continental Divide not far from here and your pictures did the area true justice. It's stunning country and glad you were able to fish. Thanks for the visit to such a beautiful part of our country.
ReplyDeleteHopped on over from Grits and Glamour's blog party...Your photos are amazing...I just love visiting all the National Parks..So beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteI wish you a nice day!
Woould love to go there someday.
ReplyDeleteWatery Wednesday
Lovely captures from Glaciers NP. It was one of my favorite parks to visit. Thanks for sharing, Happy Watery Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous views. And even with the fire, new growth will be allowed to make it look less spindly soon enough.
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful shots. Just the kind of place my camera and I would like to visit.
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ReplyDeleteROG, ABC Wednesday team
Great photos! Such a beautiful natl park. I visited Glacier many years ago , before digital cameras, with my camera bag loaded with film. I love seeing these shots. I didn't know about the fire. Like your collage as well.
ReplyDeleteVery awesome photograpy of a beautiful place. Visited there many years ago.
ReplyDeleteBTW I think your banner header is very nice.
ReplyDeleteDelightful!
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Rose, ABC Wednesday Team
I really like the collage.
ReplyDeleteJoyce M
Beautiful...Glacier National Park...I was there in September, have a few post series on my blog and you will see that we must have stood the very same places:)
ReplyDeletebeautiful series of photos!
ReplyDeleteWOW!! What a gorgeous place to go out with your camera. The landscape is food for the eyes. The colors in the different shots are so interesting. I have to say my favorites are the ones with the grasses in the foreground. They are stunning. genie
ReplyDeleteOh...so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLove those mountains. It will be a thing of wonder to see how nature recovers and blooms again after devastation.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a nice place to visit in the summer. - Margy
ReplyDeleteWow grate place with photography.
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