blaze
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A few shots from our recent backpacking to Glacier National Park. Eight nights in tents with a motel night in Kalispell on either end. Our itinerary:
Saturday 7/4 - Going-to-the-Sun Road (by car); hike from Chief Mtn Trailhead to Gable Creek Campground.
Sunday 7/5 - hike to Glenns Lake (head of lake). Side trip to Gros Ventre Falls
Monday 7/6 - day hike to Stoney Indian Pass. 2nd night at Glenns Lake
Tuesday 7/7 - day hike to Mokowanis Lake and waterfalls above the lake. Moved to Cosley Lake.
Weds 7/8 - Moved to Elizabeth Lake. Stopped at Dawn Mist Falls en route
Thurs 7/9 - Day hike to Helen Lake. 2nd night at Elizabeth Lake
Friday 7/10 - Ptarmigan Trail thru Ptarmigan Tunnel. Stayed in "hiker/biker" site at Many Glacier CG
Saturday 7/11 - drove to St Mary ranger station, took shuttle to Gunsight trailhead; hiked into Gunsight Lake. Day hike to Jackson Glacier.
Sunday 7/12 - hiked out.
From Going-to-the-Sun Road
Saint Mary Lake - also shot from Going-to-the-Sun Road
Pyramid Peak from Glenns Lake
On the Stoney Indian Pass Trail
Another shot from Stoney Indian Pass Trail
Glacier Lilies near the top of Stoney Indian Pass
On the Ptarmigan Trail
Switchbacks near Ptarmigan Lake
These images are 800 pixels wide. For much better full-sized images, including a few not shown here, check out the gallery or slideshow. Eleven images either way (lots more editing to do!). =)
Thank you for looking,
Jonathan
Saturday 7/4 - Going-to-the-Sun Road (by car); hike from Chief Mtn Trailhead to Gable Creek Campground.
Sunday 7/5 - hike to Glenns Lake (head of lake). Side trip to Gros Ventre Falls
Monday 7/6 - day hike to Stoney Indian Pass. 2nd night at Glenns Lake
Tuesday 7/7 - day hike to Mokowanis Lake and waterfalls above the lake. Moved to Cosley Lake.
Weds 7/8 - Moved to Elizabeth Lake. Stopped at Dawn Mist Falls en route
Thurs 7/9 - Day hike to Helen Lake. 2nd night at Elizabeth Lake
Friday 7/10 - Ptarmigan Trail thru Ptarmigan Tunnel. Stayed in "hiker/biker" site at Many Glacier CG
Saturday 7/11 - drove to St Mary ranger station, took shuttle to Gunsight trailhead; hiked into Gunsight Lake. Day hike to Jackson Glacier.
Sunday 7/12 - hiked out.
From Going-to-the-Sun Road
Saint Mary Lake - also shot from Going-to-the-Sun Road
Pyramid Peak from Glenns Lake
On the Stoney Indian Pass Trail
Another shot from Stoney Indian Pass Trail
Glacier Lilies near the top of Stoney Indian Pass
On the Ptarmigan Trail
Switchbacks near Ptarmigan Lake
These images are 800 pixels wide. For much better full-sized images, including a few not shown here, check out the gallery or slideshow. Eleven images either way (lots more editing to do!). =)
Thank you for looking,
Jonathan
