One more walk in the Park (not FF)

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Got a cancellation at Sperry Chalet (wife watched the site like a hawk) on their last weekend. Weather forecast was “changeable” - don’t care about rain in terms of the wet factor but obscuration? that we care about; took a chance anyway.

Part 1

Hope I look this good when I’m in my late 70s

starting gate

won’t dwell too much on the hike up to the chalet (3350’ gain in 6.5 miles, mostly through forest for the first 4.5)

pretty cool fungus (lots of that around)

pretty cool bugs; Dr. Wu

breaking out of the trees, things are looking up (pun intended)

destination

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Part 2

dining hall and chalet (hope I look this good in 99 years); some people say the food is just okay, I say hunger is the best sauce

got there about 30 minutes before a real nasty hailstorm hit; other folks were not so lucky

nice neighborhood

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Part 3

according to the ranger we talked to, we just missed a run-in with a grizz about 1/4 mile from the chalet

probably 'cuz these were all along the trail; yum

after a good night’s sleep it’s off to (what’s left of) the Glacier; only another 3.5 miles and 1500’ up

uplifting

looking back the way we came

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Part 4

into the tarns

critters on the way up

poser

Mufasa

stairway to the top

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Part 5

the payoff

Hike down was pretty much the same pics, in reverse. Probably the last big walk in the Park this year, we head back to VA in about 3 weeks; it’s been a nice summer.

Regards,
Scott

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Scott,

Thanks so much for sharing. That is probably the only time I will see what you saw and I enjoyed every picture!

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Outstanding! Very nice pictorial. Thanks for sharing your summer with us. Jim

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Incredible! Thank you for sharing!

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Great trip and report… thanks for posting… DK

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2nd this! Fantastic, great pictures Scott! Thanks for sharing.

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Yes, thanks for posting the great report.

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nice scott, thanks for whetting our appetite, my bride and I will be in Glacier in 1 week!! Thanks for all your kind advice. But boy I already have Delta horror stories and we havent even left yet - avoid these money grubbers at ALL COSTS or you will pay mucho costs…