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| no partners | | Glacier NP Day 3:
Our third day was supposed to be a relatively low-key day, centered on a boat tour on St. Mary Lake. But since our boat tour didn't start till 10 a.m., we decided to head up and check out Logan Pass and the east side of Going-to-the-Sun Road.
We arrived at the Logan Pass visitor center on the Continental Divide at 6:20 a.m. and found the parking lot nearly full. For 2021, NPS is limiting traffic on GTSR to cars that have a permit. Cars without a permit cannot enter the road between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m. As a result, non permit holders must get on the road early.
Having secured a parking spot, we decided to do a quick hike out to Hidden Lake Overlook, which starts just behind the Logan Pass visitor center. I believe this is one of the most popular hikes for those who generally prefer to explore the park by car. The hike is mostly on a raised boardwalk over the alpine meadow. The trail gains a surprising amount of elevation for the casual hikers.
The trail provides nice views of the surrounding mountains and meadow as it climbs around the south side of Clements Mountain to Hidden Lake Pass. Up on the side of Clements Mountain were a dozen plus bighorn sheep. With their coloring, they blend in perfectly with the talus slopes and are essentially invisible if they sit still. Even in photos, absent a telephoto lens, it is hard to spot them.
Once at the lake overlook, we enjoyed views of the lake below and were visited by the friendly neighborhood marmot family. We also saw a couple of mountain goats, but they were so far off in the distance that our low power binoculars revealed little more than white blobs on a distant rock outcropping. |
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