Becky Lomax

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Becky Lomax@beckyjlomax· 28d

A7 Glacier has several historic lodges built by Great Northern Railway to enhance train ridership. The most popular and most scenic is Many Glacier Hotel. #ParkChat

The four-story hotel with a portico out front sits on Swiftcurrent Lake with the peaks of the Continental Divide behind.

Becky Lomax@beckyjlomax· 28d

A6 For Glacier, the Blackfeet and other Indigenous people made this area their home. This Blackfeet Interpretive site sits outside the park boundary on the Blackfeet Reservation but the view takes in the park's peaks. #ParkChat

A sculpted metal Blackfeet tipi stand on grasses greeting the sunrise with Glacier's rugged peaks behind.

Becky Lomax@beckyjlomax· 28d

A5 Glacier has neighboring public lands: national forests and wilderness areas that have the same glaciated rugged peaks and in some cases mountain goats. This one is in nearby Jewel Basin. #ParkChat

A mountain goat that has already shed his winter fur strolls on a ridge trail in Jewel Basin.

Becky Lomax@beckyjlomax· 28d

A4 Glacier is ridiculously crowded in summer...and especially this summer. But you can always find places to escape crowds. On today's hike, we continued about a mile further from everyone else on an off-trail traverse to get to our own scenic overlook. #ParkChat

Three small tarns of various blue and green hues sit below a flower-studded and rocky slope.

Becky Lomax@beckyjlomax· 28d

A3 Glacier is a hiker's park. Scenic Point is one of the big bang-for-your-buck hikes...gets you up high with big views in only a couple miles. Other top faves are The Highline and Piegan Pass. #ParkChat

Three hikers climb on a trail uphill under blue skies with red Rising Wolf Mountain in the background.

Becky Lomax@beckyjlomax· 28d

A2 The best time to visit Glacier is usually in summer when you can hike most trails and all services are open. However, winter is one of my faves for cross-country skiing snow-covered roads and spring has biking Going-to-the-Sun Road during snow plowing season when it is closed to cars! #ParkChat

Becky Lomax@beckyjlomax· 28d

A1 The best thing about Glacier is...well, the glaciers and the glacier-carved terrain. #ParkChat

A series of jagged snow and glacier-covered peaks line the horizon in early morning light.

Becky Lomax@beckyjlomax· 29d

The Highline Trail on Sunday with Heavens Peak in the background. Glacier National Park, Montana #Nationalparks #parkchat #hiking #trails #Glacier #mountains

A hiker walks on the trail with Heavens Peak in the background.

Becky Lomax@beckyjlomax· Jul 14

Sunday's hike took us on the Highline Trail with some muted lighting from clouds keeping the harsh shadows at bay that usually greet our first 90 minutes on the trail. Nice beargrass blooms too. Glacier National Park #nationalparks #Glacier #Montana #hiking #trails #wildflowers #mountains

A few clouds above peaks with remnants of snow stand above green avalanche slopes with tall blooms of beargrass.

Becky Lomax@beckyjlomax· Jul 13

Denali. Highest peak in North America. Such a treat to see it on our flight from Kotzebue to Anchorage. Makes me want to go back there again. Denali National Park, Alaska #nationalparks #Alaska #Denali #mountains #highest

Denali sticks above a layer of thin clouds strewn over the mountains with a long glacier extending toward the camera.

Becky Lomax@beckyjlomax· Jul 11

A little Arctic tranquility for today. Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska #nationalparks #Arctic #rivers #mountains #water #peace #tranquility #solitude

Becky Lomax@beckyjlomax· Jul 10

Alpenglow in Arctic evening lights up the peaks in the distance above the tundra valley wilderness and river in the Brooks Range. Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska #nationalparks #Alaska #mountains #rivers #Alaska #wilderness #Arctic

A river runs through the tundra with snowfields on the side. Sun lights up the peaks in the background.

Becky Lomax@beckyjlomax· Jul 9

Last month we hiked across frost polygons in Brooks Range of the Arctic. These large slightly raised shapes rimmed with small plants and lichen are formed from the freezing and thawing of the tundra. Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska #nationalparks #alaska #Arctic #hiking #seasons #parks

A pattern of frost polygons in the tundra have slightly raised centers and small lines of plant life growing around their bases.

Becky Lomax@beckyjlomax· Jul 9

A10 As remote at possible! Camping this June in Gates of the Arctic National Park above the Arctic Circle in Alaska. #ParkChat

Four tents on Arctic tundra with mountains behind.

Becky Lomax@beckyjlomax· Jul 9

A8 Hidden Lake Overlook boardwalk trail at Logan Pass has gotten so very crowded that we go more around sunset to get back the crowd-less feel it once had. #Parkchat

A hikers descends an empty boardwalk through meadows with alpenglow hitting peaks behind.

Becky Lomax@beckyjlomax· Jul 9

A2 The best way we enjoyed at Biscayne NP was a sailboat and snorkel tour...especially when a storm rolled in on our way back with the most amazing lighting and a rainbow. #ParkChat (Sorry I'm late tonight.)

Green water is seen behind the stern of the sailboat with a stormy sky above sliced by a rainbow.

Becky Lomax@beckyjlomax· Jul 8

Winter lingers a long time in the Brooks Range. This snow pack during the second week of June along the river is just beginning to melt into blue pools. Gate of the Arctic National Park, Alaska #nationalparks #alaska #mountains #rivers #winter #snow #ice #hiking

A turquoise river is partially covered by snow and ice from the past winter. It is starting to melt out, producing blue ponds. Background has remnants of snow on the mountains and a sky fill half with clouds and half with blue.

Becky Lomax@beckyjlomax· Jul 7

Hiking in the Brooks range last month took us along a river that sliced a gorge through rock cliffs. Gates of the Arctic, National Park, Alaska #NationalParks #Hiking #Trails #Alaska #Mountains

A green turquoise river cuts through cliffs, blow a mountain and grey skies

Becky Lomax@beckyjlomax· Jul 6

No trails in this Arctic park means climbing our own tundra routes to the ridge top for a higher elevation traverse. Strong winds added the chill factor. Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska #nationalparks #hiking #trails #Alaska #Arctic #parks #mountains #Parkchat

Becky Lomax@beckyjlomax· Jul 5

Wake up time in the Arctic! Last month, a cold wind blew on our first morning on the north side of the Brooks Range. Such awe at this tundra and mountainous wilderness! Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska #nationalparks #camping #wilderness #Alaska #BrooksRange #mountains #tundra #tents

Several orange and gray tents sit on the flat alpine tundra of a valley below a tall snow-covered peak and cloudy skies.

Becky Lomax@beckyjlomax· Jul 4

Flying a bush plane into the Brooks Range in Alaska let us peer down on what is truly untrammeled arctic wilderness. Miles and miles of it in all directions...and we were landing to camp for several day. Gate of the Arctic National Park #nationalparks #scenery #mountains #Arctic #wild #wilderness

Layers of peaks with winter snow clinging in ravines and avalanche chutes line up row upon row in the Brooks Range. Photo shot from the air in a bush plane.

Becky Lomax@beckyjlomax· Jul 3

Sleeping in the arctic throws off circadian rhythms with the June sun circling the sky for 24 hours per day. This shot of where we camped on the dunes was taken at 10:30pm. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska #nationalparks #alaska #artic #camping #dunes #sun #sunlight #arcticsun #parks

Foreground is sand with sparse tufts of vegetation and seven tents. A person stands next to the furthest tent. Mid-frame is a silhouetted spruce forest. The sky is streaked with clouds: orange-pink on the horizon, gray in the middle and white at the top. The sun blares through the clouds as an intense orb.

Becky Lomax@beckyjlomax· Jul 2

Hiking in the Great Kobuk Sand Dunes offered changing scenery, from mountains to spruce forest and a changing stream. Ancient glaciers ground up rock into sand where wind and rain deposited it into dunes. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska #nationalparks #Alaska #dunes #hiking #Arctic #notrails

Two hikers with trekking poles and packs hike along the top of a sand dune above a stream flanked behind by a spruce forest.

Becky Lomax@beckyjlomax· Jul 2

A11 Moss campion last month in Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska. #ParkChat

Tiny pink flowers dot the green mass of moss campion. The surrounding sand also has a few grasses growing.

Becky Lomax@beckyjlomax· Jul 1

A surprise find while hiking in the Great Kobuk Sand Dunes! This small shallow lake made from snowmelt is a reminder of the weather and seasons in the Arctic. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska #nationalparks #Alaska #KobukValley #sanddunes #hiking #dunes #water #lakes #arctic

A shallow lake of clear water rippled by wind sits in the foreground while the background has six hikers along the shore with sand dunes behind and blue sky overhead.

Becky Lomax@beckyjlomax· Jun 30

Hiking the Great Kobuk Sand Dunes contained no trails--just flat traverses, climbing up dunes, and sliding down sand hills--all while flanked with the Brooks Range in the north end of the park. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska #nationalparks #alaska #dunes #sanddunes #hiking #trails #wilderness

Two hikers with backpacks and trekking poles walk the expanse of sand dunes facing the Brooks Range still showing lingering snow fields.

Becky Lomax@beckyjlomax· Jun 28

In the Arctic, the sun circles the sky 24/7 from early June to mid-July. While we camped on the Great Kobuk Sand Dunes, clouds made it glow like a sunset at 3am, but it never went down. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska #nationalparks #Alaska #KobukValley #sun #camping #dunes #sunset #wilderness

A orange and gray tent sits in the bottom left of the photo on sand dotted with small clumps of grass. Spruce trees are silhouetted mid-photo with a glowing yellow sun peaking through orange clouds.

Becky Lomax@beckyjlomax· Jun 27

Three weeks ago, a twin otter plane dropped us off for several days camping and hiking on the Great Kobuk Sand Dunes above the Arctic Circle but below the Brooks Range. Kobuk Valley National Park #nationalparks #sanddunes #mountains #planes #hiking #camping #arctic #kobuk #solitude #kobukvalley

Becky Lomax@beckyjlomax· Jun 4

A6 Gotta agree with Susan about Yellowstone...all the pops and bubbling of mud pots, roaring fumaroles, rushing water, explosive whoosh of geysers, and the thumping of Doublet Pool. #ParkChat

Light blue pool is rimmed with sinter knobs and the pool has a deep section on the left.

Becky Lomax@beckyjlomax· Jun 3

When Going-to-the-Sun Road is closed to cars, we bike it as far as avalanche closures allow. Such a fantastic way to enjoy the waterfalls, scenery, and road up close. Haystacke Falls, Glacier National Park #nationalparks #parks #spring2026 #biking #bicycles #waterfalls #Wednesdaywaterfall