A Few Days in Glacier NP (not FF)

[ScottP]

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




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




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






callibaetis?

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foraging party




on the trail to Aster Falls




the Falls




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

[ScottP]

rise and shine




Sinopah Mountain




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








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

beargrass everywhere, up to the ridgelines






Rising Wolf from the backside





Dry Creek

[ScottP]

lots of blooming going on













and more beargrass





Oldman Lake (Flinsch Peak in the background)








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

[ScottP]

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








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




Rising Wolf says bye bye the next morning




Regards,
Scott

[lastchance]

Nice pictorial, thanks, Scott.

[BadBug]

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

Dennis