Two months from now the park will be in the summer season, with services all open, packed with visitors and entry tickets required to limit the number of people in the park.  But that is still away in the future.

Today is a quiet Tuesday in April, and I'm off for an after dinner drive into the park.  The intent being to scope out the biking possibilities at Camas Road (nope, closed to bikes still), and Going-To-The-Sun Road past the Lake McDonald Lodge (open and road looks dry!!!!).  I only saw 2 other cars in the park, both exiting as I entered, so I pretty much have the park to myself.  How often have you ever had such an opportunity?

Well, there were others at Lake McDonald Lodge.  Lots of deer all over the place.

It's 26 degrees out but the fierce wind across the cold water makes for a wicked wind chill.  Too cold for many photos.  By the boat dock the east looking view heads into the snow covered Garden Wall.

Westward view is where Snyder Creek flows in to the lake, with the sun setting over Howe Ridge, and the Apgar mountains further away on the left.

Continuing back along the lake, another view of the setting sun.

What a great time of year!