Lake McDonald, Galcier National Park, MT

As we drove through Glacier National Park, we had a closer look at beautiful Lake McDonald. The same lake that we had seen from the ridge of the Apgar Trail the day before. We stopped at a historic lodge on the lake named, of course, "Lake McDonald Lodge," which was not yet open for the season. It reminds me of the lodge and cabins that were in the movie, "Dirty Dancing." It's very rustic but elegant. We met a kid from New York that was staying in our hotel who had come out for the summer to be one of the chefs in the Lodge's main dining room. He told us the staff lived on site and that they paid $9 a day for lodging and meals. What a deal!

My Hunka-Hunka Burning Love

Lake McDonald looking south. We hiked the mountain on the left side the day before.

Lake McDonald looking north

Lake McDonald looking south again

Yup, we're from Texas. Winter on the top, summer on the bottom....flip flops

Lake McDonald Lodge in the background

A river flowing into Lake McDonald

The rivers are swollen with the spring rain and snow runoff

Lake McDonald Lodge