Going-To-The-Sun Road bisects Glacier National Park east to west. Its just over 50 miles of really beautiful scenery that crosses the continental divide at Logan Pass (6,646 ft). After this scenic drive we have an overnight backcountry hike planned at the northeast Many Glacier area. Olivia and Brayden are skeptical about this hike, but I know they will do great.
This marmot was the first creature seen on our scenic drive this morning. It was really excited about licking the road where it appeared a drink got spilled.
We thought this would be a good picture to send to Infiniti... maybe they would be interested in sponsoring our trip and I could send them more pics of the QX in cool places :)
A baby mountain goat prancing around with its protective mother closeby. She gave us a look of..."don't you dare get too close to my baby or I will take you out!" We gave her plenty of space and I used my zoom lens.
I think we are just starting to wake up. Today was an early morning, we made it to the backcountry office before 8am to pick up our pass before starting this scenic drive.
At the Logan Pass visitor center, Ryan and I decided to stretch our legs for a 3 mile hike through a mostly snow-covered trail to Hidden Lake overlook. Olivia and Brayden saw no point in hiking 3 more miles when we were already planning a 8.8 mile hike later this afternoon. They found this cozy spot on a rock and shared a bag of Twizzlers.
Our lovely view of Hidden Lake. I like the reflection.
Our slushy walk coming back from Hidden Lake. Ryan was wearing his Keens and even though he was sweating everywhere else on this warm, sunny morning, his toes were very cold.
Brayden showing off his "artful falling". This one scored a 10!
St Mary Lake, another nice reflection. The interesting blue color of the lake comes from glacial silt.
Lunch at Many Glacier Lodge. Olivia's advice; don't order the curry. Otherwise, lunch was good.
Well now its already 3pm and we feel like we have had a full day and haven't even started our backcountry hike. Olivia and Ryan take a break to rest on the sunny back deck of the lodge.
Goodbye Many Glacier Lodge, right now we are all feeling like we could just stay on the deck sunning ourselves. Who planned this hike after a full day of activities, oh yeah, we did...
Just after we left the lodge, I remember that I didn't pack silverware to eat the freeze-dry food we got for our hike. Ryan drops me off on the side of the road to snap some pics of wildflowers and trucks it back to the lodge to steal some plasticware. Finally we are on our way to the trailhead!
Next post: our hike
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