To finish off our trip to Glacier, we decided to visit the East areas we hadn't seen, primarily Two Medicine and Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada. We also decided to follow US 2 East around the southern end of the park to East Glacier. If you like mountain vistas, mountain railroads, scenic vistas of the Flathead River, and no people, this is the road for you. For the most part the road stays outside of the park except for a small area known as Goat Lick. The goats stop by this cut in the Flathead for minerals found in the local rocks. The goats normal time to visit is the Spring and it was the end of Summer, so sorry, no goats or pictures.
Since the park straddles the Continental Divide, you have to cross it again at Marias Pass. As we crested the pass we were greeted with with rainbows that lasted all of the way to the Two Medicine turn off.
Well, what could top that? By the time we got to Two Medicine, the clouds and drizzle had moved back in so we didn't stay too long.
All of the lakes that have road access seem to have a boat ride available. So if you like boat rides, you can tour Lake McDonald, Two Medicine Lake, Lake St. Mary, and Swiftcurrent lake at Many Glacier.
The outflow from Two Medicine Lake forms Running Eagle creek which creates a rather unique waterfall on it's way to Lower Two Medicine Lake. The water fall just seems to spring from the local rock.
We travelled on to the Saint Mary Visiter Center for a picnic lunch break. It wasn't much of a picnic however, since the wind was blowing in excess of 40 mph through the area, but it was a nice visiter center. After lunch, we headed for Canada.
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