Montana, Day 3 Part 2

(Note: trying to get caught up so be sure to see both posts for today. Why the town is named Hungry Horse at the end of this one…)

From Logan Pass we headed back down the mountain, with me and my trusty camera now able to get pics of things we missed being on the “wrong” side on the way up. 

Garden Wall, my second most favorite thing on the Road

 So pretty and tranquil 

Weeping wall. Soapstone is extremely porous so it’s not unusual for water to “leak” out. It also sloughs off easily which is why there are piles of it all along the Road

 Entering West Tunnel, built through a steep cliff between 1926-27.

 One of two observation windows that show Heavens Peak and McDonald Creek

Avalanche Creek meadow

  Water in Avalanche Creek is a distinctive blue due to glacial “flour” in the water 

 “Flour” is caused by glaciers grinding the rocks beneath them to dust 

 Looking towards Birdwoman Falls (it’s up there somewhere, we never did see it)

 Our Jammer, Rachel, was great. Heading for our penultimate stop at McDonald Lodge.

 Front, but actually the back, of McDonald Lodge

I’d read that there was another train depot in West Glacier, formerly known as Belton, so we went looking. Found it… sorta. The building is still there and it’s used once a day as an Amtrak station but its main use is as a bookshop and gift store for Glacier park conservancy.

 Constructed in 1910 and enlarged in 1935. Building was donated in 1991.

We aren’t having much luck with train depots this trip. 

So, were you wondering how Hungry Horse got its name? Probably not, but the answer is…

Our last stop of the day was Hungry Horse Dam, just down the road from our rental place.

 Dam* that’s a big dam

 Water being released a loooong way down

 Glory hole with water very low in the dam

Favorite thing I learned…