Our trip through northwest Montana and into Glacier was at the beginning of June.  From Usk, we traveled across the Idaho panhandle through Priest River, Sandpoint, Bonners Ferry and Moyie Springs, and followed Rt. 2 into Montana.  Our first stop was at Kootenai Falls, a beautiful rocky gorge with the powerful Kootenai River running through, and a swinging foot bridge above.  Further along our route we passed several small lakes and amazing scenery before arriving in Kalispell for the night.  We took time over the next couple of days to explore the Kalispell, Whitefish, and Columbia Falls areas – very picturesque.  We moved on to the small town of West Glacier just outside the southwest corner of Glacier National Park where we stayed at a cute little rustic motel for a couple of nights.  Just inside the park we came across Lake McDonald – dramatic, glassy and reflective, and probably one of the most photographed sights in the park.  Although the Going-To-The-Sun Road over Logan Pass was not yet open, we saw many beautiful areas of the park…pristine lakes, peaceful creeks, rushing waterfalls, giant cedars and spectacular mountains.  We circled around the southern rim of the park and stopped at goat lick overlook, a deep gorge where the goats come down to lick the minerals in the rocks.  Next we went over the summit at the continental divide, and then on to Two Medicine in the southeast corner of the park.  At Two Medicine we ventured into "grizzly country" to see beautiful lakes, mountains and Running Eagle Falls.  We saw a grizzly cub, and because we kept our distance, the photo is not too good (and a bit blurry, as I was keeping one eye out for his mom)!  After we left Glacier, we headed south past Flathead Lake and into Missoula where we picked up I-90 and headed for home.  Once again, I’m disappointed in my images from this trip and find they just don’t portray the breathtaking beauty of the area.  It didn’t seem to matter what time of day it was, the lighting just wasn’t right.  After all that positive talk, I’m sure you’ll want to go right to the "NW Montana & Glacier" album and take a look!