Showing posts with label Mountain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mountain. Show all posts

Glacier National Park's "Going to the sun road" Part 1

On a recent trip through Montana I had the opportunity to travel through Glacier National Park, whom many consider to be one of the most scenic places on the planet. The "Going to the sun road" goes right through the park, and features the majority of the park's popular sights. These are some photos that I got along this road and paths branching off of it.
As you can tell, it was a very cloudy day.

Some of the rolling landscapes, high up in the mountains.

While I was far up on a path, it began raining freezing rain. I took off my jacket and covered my camera and ran (well, slipped) my way back down the mountain to the comfort of my vehicle. By the time I got there, my shirt and pants were completely soaked through.

The name, "Going to the sun road" seemed a little misleading (haha) since while I was there, the sun barely peaked out. The weather eventually got so bad that I had to leave, because the clouds were too thick to really see anything and the narrow mountain roads were becoming very slick, and I didn't want to end my day accidently driving over a cliff.

Cylindropuntia bigelovii: "Teddy bear" Cholla

The Teddy bear Cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii) is a species of cactus native to the American Southwest and the Northern parts of Mexico. The name "teddy bear" comes from its very soft appearance but it is covered with extremely sharp spines, so the name is quite decieving. These plants can stand up to 5 feet tall and in May and June produce small fruits and flowers. These photos were taken in Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California.

"Weathered"

Like in my previous post, this photo was taken in Joshua Tree National Park in southern California. I love this photo for the weathered branch in the forground and the snowy mountains in the background, thus I like to call it "Weathered".

Despite Joshua Tree being in a desert, when I was taking this photo it was a mere 30 degrees f...thanks to the altitude and a very cold day. It is somewhat funny, the first time that I was ever in a "true" desert it snowed...enjoy!


Fun fact about mountains: In the U.S. in order for a land mass to qualify as a mountain, it must stand 1,000 feet tall or more. However if it is only 999 feet, sorry it is just a hill. (500 feet or below and its a knoll.)
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