Today we went back to Glacier National Park to hike another trail.
The main road you take into the park is called Going-To-The-Sun Road. It's normally a 55km road to East Glacier but it was closed at the 27 km mark, or Avalanche Creek. There is still snow they are clearing from the road further up around the pass.
It was a beautiful late morning when we started out. These are shots of Lake McDonald. The water was so still. You can see for yourself the reflections in the water. Just stunning.
We couldn't see all of those mountains yesterday. It was too cloudy up top.
We decided to do the Avalanche Lake Trail. It's about 5 miles in and out, with a 750-foot elevation rise. It was an absolutely beautiful day for a hike.
This deer turned his butt to me just as I was taking the photo.
This squirrel was stuffing his cheeks with cedar strips - no doubt for his nest.
This is Avalanche Creek. A torrent running down through quite a gorge further down.
After about an hour, we arrived at Avalanche Lake. Kind of a Lake Louise type of effect, except not as big, nor as nice. But it was beautiful nonetheless.
There are little waterfalls coming down from the mountains. Pretty place.
After spending a bit of time there, we started heading back out. There were a couple of camp groups here, and we didn't want to get behind them.
The trail was a bit muddy in several spots, but we managed to get around the mud.
There are these giant boulders in one area in particular. Apparently they're glacial - left by glaciers as they retreated. But throughout the woods there are downed trees from fairly recent avalanches.
A beautiful day in a beautiful park. Too bad we couldn't drive the rest of the Going-To-The-Sun Road. Apparently there are people who get up near the pass and they can't continue driving because it's so scary - narrow road with sheer drops off the side. Some other time, I guess.
Tomorrow we're heading into Washington State, stopping around Spokane for the night.
Wow! That is absolutely stunning!
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