Hidden Lake Pass

[AlanLichty]

This is the view looking west from the Hidden Lake Pass including the lower end of the lake. Hidden Lake Pass is the next ridge saddle as you go south from Logan Pass along the continental divide and is about 500' higher in elevation (7180'). Everything in front of the lens in this case drains to the Columbia River and everything behind heads for the Mississippi. The wildfire smoke is readily visible lurking just below the elevation of the pass.

Hidden Lake Pass West View

• AlanLichty
• Sep 18, 2018

Looking west from the Hidden Lake Pass, Glacier NP.

C&C always welcome.

 

[Ken Rennie]

Lovely composition Alan and a great "grand" vista. Good sidelight on the mid ground and I would have liked a bit of sunshine on the foreground although this may bring the eyes too far into the foreground. I do like the much grander scale that N American vistas bring. Ken

 

[Ben Egbert]

Beautiful image Alan.

 

[Kyle Jones]

Well that's a nice scene! Well done.

 

[JimFox]

Very nice Alan. That is a grand view indeed.

Is there a forest fire near by? You mention the smoke from it, and I guess if one looks for it the smoke is slightly visible, but it doesn't bother me and if you didn't mention it in each of your photos I wouldn't even know there was smoke from a wildfire in your recent shots. They look pretty crisp and clear to me.

 

[AlanLichty]

Very nice Alan. That is a grand view indeed.

Is there a forest fire near by? You mention the smoke from it, and I guess if one looks for it the smoke is slightly visible, but it doesn't bother me and if you didn't mention it in each of your photos I wouldn't even know there was smoke from a wildfire in your recent shots. They look pretty crisp and clear to me.

Yeah - there is a fire that has closed a lot of the facilities on the west side of the park. From the Asgar campground to Logan Pass has been closed for the last month. The day after I took this shot the winds blew from the west and left the whole east side of the park pretty smoky. West Glacier had very limited visibility when I first went through in the middle of last week.

 

[Dean]

Alan,
Very nice.. Looks like an amazing place .Your expansive view works really well with this scene.
Regards,
Dean

 

[Mike Koopsen]

Awesome shot Alan. It looks like you have been having a great time in Glacier.