Hike to Apgar Lookout
White-tailed deer running away from me.
A burned tree from the 2003 Robert Fire
Trees burned from the fire and new growth
The Apgar Lookout (Finally! After 3.3 miles uphill!!)
Avalanche Lake Hike
I really liked this big tree.
Avalanche Lake. It was a rainy day, but thankfully our $3 ponchos kept us from getting soaked.
Ben in McGee Meadow - a "wet meadow". A wet meadow can best be described as being soggy all the time. It's kinda spongy. Anyway, pretty neat; we'd never seen one before.
Polebridge, Montana - a quiet, secluded little place with a good bakery. And interesting people. And nothing but outhouses for guests to use. A very unique experience.
Driving to Kintla Lake (near Canadian border)
Kintla Lake - a very remote area!
A giant, natural saltlick where mountain goats like to hang out.
Look closely. The small white thing on top of the ridge is a
mountain goat.
Running Eagle Falls, near East Glacier, Montana
Marking our presence (Ben calls it "defacing park property" but I wanted to carve my initials into the bench!)
Two Medicine Lake
The General Store at Two Medicine Lake - very cool and very historic.
A little bunny. Couldn't resist.
Ben and I went on a helicopter ride and toured the park! It was amazing - but I don't think we'll do it again. It was a pretty rough ride coupled with the fact that an eight-year-old boy who was sitting next to me was on the verge of vomiting (there were 6 of us on the helicopter, including the pilot). He was crying and hyperventilating about 90% of the time. I felt bad for him. But it didn't do much to ease our own motion sickness! :) Anyway, here are some pictures Ben managed to capture (many of which he did while sticking the camera out the side window of the helicopter).
Notice all the waterfalls!
Hidden Lake - still a little frozen over
A Glacier!
Bears! Throughout the entire trip, I wanted to see a bear. I was a tad obsessed with seeing a bear - I just wanted to see one. We were warned over and over again about bears and to be aware of them and what to do while you're hiking and camping, etc. So I thought for sure we'd see one (don't ask me what I'd do at that point). Ben, on the last day, reluctantly drove me through the Bear Adventure Park where we saw some bears. Behind fences. We saw some black bears and some grizzlies.
Our lodge in Whitefish, Montana
Our views while eating dinner at our lodge...
Our room at the lodge!
One of our prettiest pictures....a fisherman at Lake McDonald
Flathead Creek
McDonald Creek
Skipping rocks...
Ben's freezing feet in the creek.
We recommend visiting the park - especially if you like outdoorsy things. It was a great vacation, and we look forward to returning (someday!).
