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Photos: Sun Road Opening Day

Fog and winter-like weather welcomed visitors to Logan Pass on June 23, the first day motor vehicles were able to access all 50 miles of the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park.

Justin Franz
Meia Freiheit, 8, slides down a snowfield at Logan Pass on June 23. Justin Franz | Flathead Beacon
A visitor walks through the parking lot at Logan Pass on June 23. Justin Franz | Flathead Beacon
Vehicles drive through the tunnel on the west side of the Going-to-the-Sun Road on June 23. Justin Franz | Flathead Beacon
Cars drive along the Weeping Wall on June 23. Justin Franz | Flathead Beacon
A Red Bus at Logan Pass. Justin Franz | Flathead Beacon
Visitors walk past a Red Bus at Logan Pass on June 23. Justin Franz | Flathead Beacon
A Red Bus driver puts the top on his vehicle at Logan Pass on June 23. Justin Franz | Flathead Beacon
Evie, Meia and Synthea Freiheit take their sleds up the hill at Logan Pass on June 23. Justin Franz | Flathead Beacon
Evie Freiheit, 8, slides down a snowfield at Logan Pass on June 23. Justin Franz | Flathead Beacon
Visitors arrive at Logan Pass on June 23. Justin Franz | Flathead Beacon
A boy plays in the snowfield at Logan Pass on June 23. Justin Franz | Flathead Beacon
Visitors at Logan Pass. Justin Franz | Flathead Beacon
Red Bus drivers wait for their passengers to return at Logan Pass on June 23. Justin Franz | Flathead Beacon
A woman takes a photo along the Going-to-the-Sun Road on June 23. Justin Franz | Flathead Beacon

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