A Few Days in Glacier NP (not FF)

Spent a couple days over on the east side of the Park, wanting to see if the rumors of a beargrass super bloom were true.

scored the Geezer Pass on the way in; best 10 bucks I ever spent

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bagged a campsite at Two Medicine (got ours at 9:30; by 11 the campground was full! on a Monday!); had to share our space

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and decided to take a short hike just to stretch our legs.

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callibaetis?

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foraging party

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on the trail to Aster Falls

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the Falls

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a bit of beargrass (hiked this trail last year about the same time and saw none)

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rise and shine

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Sinopah Mountain

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the many moods of Rising Wolf (we'll spend most of the day on the backside)

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on the trail to Oldman (appropriate, as I obtain my geriatric status) Lake

beargrass everywhere, up to the ridgelines

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Rising Wolf from the backside

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Dry Creek

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lots of blooming going on

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and more beargrass

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Oldman Lake (Flinsch Peak in the background)

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took the escalator up to Pitamakin Pass (camera battery started to go Tango Uniform so only a few pics)

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marmots were very aggressive (must have had babies nearby); almost had to hose this one down with bear spray (lol)

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plans to continue up to Dawson Pass and loop back to the campground were thwarted by a nasty thunderstorm that chased us off the Pass so we had to retrace our steps

those big heads hold a bit of water

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Rising Wolf says bye bye the next morning

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Regards,
Scott

Nice pictorial, thanks, Scott.

Thanks for posting these nice photos Scott. I've never made it up to Glacier.

Dennis