Red Bus Tour
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On our final day in Glacier, we climbed aboard one of the historic Red Buses for a tour up Going-to-the-Sun Road. Unfortunately, the rain hadn’t moved on. As we climbed higher, we drove straight into the clouds. The sweeping alpine views were completely obscured.
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A little disappointing, yes. But we were grateful we had already seen those vistas earlier in the week. The driver shared stories about the road’s construction, completed in 1933, an engineering marvel spanning east to west across the park. We learned that one of the historic Yellowstone yellow tour cars was repainted red and sold as a Glacier bus for 2.5 million dollars. So yes, we were riding in style.
One unexpected perk of the weather was the waterfalls. Every curve revealed another cascade spilling down the cliffs, swollen and dramatic from the rain. While it may not have ended with a bang, Glacier had already blown us away with crystal clear lakes, massive glaciers, abundant wildlife, and towering peaks around every bend.
One unexpected perk of the weather was the waterfalls. Every curve revealed another cascade spilling down the cliffs, swollen and dramatic from the rain. While it may not have ended with a bang, Glacier had already blown us away with crystal clear lakes, massive glaciers, abundant wildlife, and towering peaks around every bend.