Dave and Jeanele definitely wanted to visit Glacier while they were in Montana. I’m guessing pretty much everyone who comes to visit us will want to head up there, so we’ve kind of resigned ourselves to a lot of trips to the park. But hey, it’s my third-favorite place on earth, so I don’t mind going back there over and over. There’s so much to see, and even when I see the same things, they seem to be just a little different each time. I love it.
The road to Avalanche Creek was temporarily closed, so we decided to take a hike on a nearby trailhead. Fish Lake, said the sign. Sure, let’s go, said we.
So much green!
The three-mile trail was steep at the start, but eventually leveled out. There were some fun streams and bridges. We were shadowed by a deer, who sort of walked slowly alongside in the woods and occasionally popped out onto the trail behind us.
Eventually we reached Fish Lake. I suppose it has fish, although a more apt name might be Lilypad Lake.
The clouds kept threatening to rain on us, but we lucked out and stayed dry. They gave the day a very moody feel.
After six miles of hiking, we returned to find the road was open, so we continued on to Avalanche Creek. The river along the road is really cool, with a lot of pullouts to stop and take a look.
Finally we made some stops along Lake McDonald, as usual, and watched as the clouds continued to gather. One of these days it’ll be nice to actually see blue skies over the mountains!
I can’t get enough of this place.