{"id":3626,"date":"2018-06-26T21:34:25","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T21:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yourpcgeek.com\/blog\/?page_id=3626"},"modified":"2018-07-08T22:52:56","modified_gmt":"2018-07-08T22:52:56","slug":"glacier-national-park","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/yourpcgeek.com\/blog\/facebook-pages\/glacier-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Glacier National Park!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is hard to overstate the beauty of Glacier National Park!<\/p>\n

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After arriving at our campsite at Apgar Campground in Glacier N.P. , it was clear that we would not be getting any solar electric!<\/p>\n

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But just a short walk away was McDonald Lake, and a gorgeous view!<\/p>\n

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As luck would have it, our wonderful neighbors from Cleveland had planned a vacation to Glacier the same week we were going to be there.\u00a0 We coordinated our schedules to take the Hidden Meadow hike.\u00a0 Thankfully they waited for us, since \u201cwe\u201d had some trouble finding the trailhead!<\/p>\n

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The Ondrejka Family — Lena (the babysitter), Jason, Sarah; Bekka, Maddie; Philip, Alex<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The scenery was beautiful and it was so much fun being with them all.\u00a0 AND, the pace the younger ones set was just about perfect for Judith and I.<\/p>\n

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As we hiked back, we saw a Spruce Grouse on the trail!\u00a0 (NOT a ptarmigan like I first thought!)<\/p>\n

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After lunch, the Ondrejka\u2019s headed back for their afternoon activities, and we drove the winding road up to Bowman Lake \u2013 another beautiful spot.<\/p>\n

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A young deer was so busy browsing on the foliage that he came within 15 – 20 feet of us as we sat along the lake.<\/p>\n

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Our drive back \u201chome\u201d was filled with more great views\u2026<\/p>\n

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Judith says that I\u2019ll do \u201canything\u201d for a picture\u2026 whatever could she be talking about?<\/p>\n

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The next day we took the Avalanche Lake hike.\u00a0 We started out early enough that Lake McDonald was very still.<\/p>\n

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The hike followed the stream flowing out of Avalanche Lake, it was beautiful!<\/p>\n

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Avalanche Lake is fed by melting water from the Sperry Glacier, and it is a wonderful sight!\u00a0 You can see the water flows coming down the rock walls!<\/p>\n

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Our original plan had been to stay at Apgar campground for several more days, but the \u201cGoing-to-the-Sun\u201d road that joins the east and west sides of the park was still full of snow and not open, and probably would not be until after the 4th<\/sup> of July!\u00a0 And it is a two hour drive around to the other side, so we decided to move.<\/p>\n

Our new campground, Chewing Blackbones Resort, is part of the Blackfeet Reservation.\u00a0 Even from the campground, the mountains were beautiful!<\/p>\n

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The next day we drove up the \u201cGoing-to-the-Sun\u201d road from the east as far as was permitted.<\/p>\n

It was intermittently cloudy and foggy,,,<\/p>\n

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But when it cleared, the sights were amazing!<\/p>\n

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They had the road open to the Jackson Glacier overlook.\u00a0 What a sight looking at this glacier, with a snow storm swirling over it!<\/p>\n

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Jackson Glacier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Along the road we saw a large patch of \u201cbear grass\u201d in bloom.\u00a0\u00a0And we saw a Momma Black Bear with two cubs \u2013 but I only caught one in the photo!<\/p>\n

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Bear Grass in bloom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Momma Black Bear and Cub<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The next day we drove up to Many Glacier.\u00a0 As is true throughout Glacier N.P., beautiful vistas are around every turn!<\/p>\n

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There is a beautiful old hotel at Many Glacier built by the railroad in the 1920\u2019s that overlooks Swiftcurrent Lake and the mountains beyond.<\/p>\n

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We enjoyed the combination boat ride\/hike up Swiftcurrent Lake and Grinnell Lake to see the Grinell Glacier.\u00a0 We were surprised to be hiking across snow drifts \u2013 some were still 6 or 8 feet deep in the middle of June!<\/p>\n

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Grinnell Glacier and Falls were spectacular!\u00a0 And the lake with its turquoise glacier-melt water was breath-taking!<\/p>\n

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While we had several rainy and partly cloudy days during our visit to Glacier N.P. it was still a fantastic visit!<\/p>\n

Next stop, Waterton Lakes National Park of Canada!<\/p>\n

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