Snyder Creek
Glacier National Park
Snyder Creek flows out of Snyder Lake winding westward toward Lake McDonald in the western side of the Park. The Snyder Lake Trail is an 8.7 mile roundtrip paralleling the path of the creek with an elevation gain of 2,407 feet. The trailhead is just across the highway from the Lake McDonald Lodge, and I took this photo at the point where the creek runs beside the Lodge. Both the lake and the creek bear the name of George Snyder who, in 1895, built a two story hotel on the bank of Lake McDonald where the Lake McDonald Lodge now stands. Snyder was also responsible for building a road from the Belton (now West Glacier) railroad station to the lakefront village of Apgar. From Apgar, his 40 foot steamboat would take guests to his hotel roughly 5.5 miles up the lake.
Snyder Creek
Glacier National Park
Snyder Creek flows out of Snyder Lake winding westward toward Lake McDonald in the western side of the Park. The Snyder Lake Trail is an 8.7 mile roundtrip paralleling the path of the creek with an elevation gain of 2,407 feet. The trailhead is just across the highway from the Lake McDonald Lodge, and I took this photo at the point where the creek runs beside the Lodge. Both the lake and the creek bear the name of George Snyder who, in 1895, built a two story hotel on the bank of Lake McDonald where the Lake McDonald Lodge now stands. Snyder was also responsible for building a road from the Belton (now West Glacier) railroad station to the lakefront village of Apgar. From Apgar, his 40 foot steamboat would take guests to his hotel roughly 5.5 miles up the lake.