Glacier National Park................

I life time ago...or feels like it...we made a trip to Glacier National Park Montana in August 2012....we like to spend a day exploring the park and visitor centers and then a day with a hike included besides the hike at Logan Pass to Hidden Lake....Seems like every time we go..we think we are ready for cold weather...but this year our first day in the park...it was freezing...wind blowing...snowing at the top of Logan Pass....bitter cold....We did not bring proper clothing for the bone chilling weather.....we dug around in everyone's packs and came up with a couple sets of knit gloves....passed them around so everyone had at least one....dug out all the sweatshirts and jackets and layered up....man it was cold....Down jackets are gonna be packed next visit....the animal activity was scares....they were all hiding out....it still ended up being a lovely day and we saw several Grizzle bears in the Many Glacier area....we were concerned about hiking an extensive hike the next day in the same weather...so we purchased more gloves and a wind breaker and more sweatshirts....Got up the next day in Kalispell...drove to the park....the weather was pretty cold but not as much wind.....after stopping for a long time to watch grizzle bear activity we headed to the trail....We hiked the Grinnel Lake trail clear up to the Upper Grinnel Lake....very nice well used trail.....great trail that leads you by a couple of lakes on the valley floor....we saw some large big horn sheep on the way up...no bears.....lots of people....the views are spectacular...nice climb up...interesting how the trail hugs the rock cliffs...lots of variation in rocks and colors....the glacier is pretty neat...sweet spot to stop at the lake and eat lunch before heading back down...from the top you get a good wide open valley look of three of the lakes....the last section up to the Upper Grinnel Lake is quiet the haul....it appears like the trail up to the lake is in constant need of rebuilding...lots of rocks and has a pretty good incline up....the weather turned out wonderful...not to hot and not to cold....perfect fall hike....this trail is a trail you could hike more than once and it not get old....

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