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Going-to-Sun-Road Opens 2023

The full length of Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road opened for the season on June 13, 2023. Road construction along Lake McDonald caused significant traffic delays, but by late morning the Logan Pass parking lot was overflowing, with a continuous stream of visitors hiking to the Hidden Lake Overlook. Wildlife and wildflowers abounded on Logan Pass and the surrounding peaks. Hunter D'Antuono | Flathead Beacon

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Bighorn sheep munch on glacier lilies on Logan Pass in beneath Reynolds Mountain in Glacier National Park on June 13, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A park ranger greets visitors at the West Entrance to Glacier National Park on June 13, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Construction delay along Going-to-the-Sun Road near Lake McDonald on June 13, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Construction delay along Going-to-the-Sun Road near Lake McDonald on June 13, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Glacier National Park’s Logan Pass on June 13, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Visitors navigate a snowfield along the Hidden Lake Trail in Glacier National Park on June 13, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Visitors navigate a snowfield along the Hidden Lake Trail in Glacier National Park on June 13, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A marmot scours the Hidden Lake Overlook for food scraps in Glacier National Park on June 13, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Visitors navigate a snowfield along the Hidden Lake Trail in Glacier National Park on June 13, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Alex Maetzold packs up his skis after taking a few turns on the snowfields of Logan Pass in Glacier National Park on June 13, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Flowers blossom along Bird Woman Pass above Hidden Lake in Glacier National Park on June 13, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
The ridgeline to the summit of Mount Cannon in Glacier National Park on June 13, 2023. Hunter D'Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A mountain goat on the slopes of Mount Cannon above Hidden Lake in Glacier National Park on June 13, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A mountain goat is silhouetted on the slopes of Mount Cannon in Glacier National Park on June 13, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Glacier lilies bloom in view of Hidden Lake and Bearhat Mountain in Glacier National Park on June 13, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Sun rays shine over the slopes of Mount Cannon in Glacier National Park on June 13, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A snow field on the north facing slope of Bird Woman Pass in Glacier National Park on June 13, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A car rolls past a wall of snow along Going-to-the-Sun Road on June 13, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A rainbow arcs over Logan Pass and Going-to-the-Sun Mountain on June 13, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon

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