Going to the Sun Road

Having driven on the Going to the Sun Road, I knew what to expect, but having the GypsyGuide along with us helped us to understand the true magnificence of the road.  

GypsyGuide is an app that can go on phones and iPads.  It is GPS guided, and once it is activated, it will explain various interesting items about the area.  We used it on the Columbian Icefields in 2013, in Whistler after that, and now today.  We thoroughly enjoy the transcript and we learn a lot to boot!

So back to the road. I had forgotten how low some of the rock faces are – no such thing as a truck driving up the road.  The rock work guards on the steep side were works of art, and three arches built into the side of the hill were done by some Russian rock workers who did miracles with stone.

Blurry, but the arches are still pretty impressive!

One of the places – the Weeping Wall – would have been interesting back in the days of the horse and buggy.  The water comes down all year long, sometimes more than others, and it splashes on top of passing vehicles.  I cannot imagine that much water drowning passengers in some of the early cars.

Woody was a little nervous driving this road . . . after all, vehicles over 27 feet are not allowed on the road

When we got to the top of the summit, the parking lot was so crowded, we could not find a place to park.  That was too bad, as I would have loved to go in, but we just turned around and came back down. 

The day was cloudy, so our pictures were not as spectacular as some days, but the view was still gorgeous.  Bart managed to capture some beautiful colors despite the lack of sunshine, the flowers were magnificent, and since it was cool out, the drive was very pleasant.

But Bart manages to take pretty good pictures!