Glacier NP

Swiftcurrent Lake at dusk. There's a short hike around the lake that leads to both the Grinnell Lake and the Grinnell Glacier trail. This was our first night at Many Glaciers, our favorite part of the park. Other great hikes we enjoyed included Cracker Lake (13 miles) and Iceberg Lake (12 miles), and I enjoyed a solo hike to Bullhead Lake (8 miles) at the base of Swiftcurrent Pass, which was snowed in.

Hiking in the snow to Iceberg Lake. It's 12 miles round trip to the lake. Lovely Ptarmigan Falls is a few miles in, and past that, it was mostly snow and steep slopes. The lake is in a glacial cirque, and there was evidence of avalanche falls all along the slopes above us. This is actually good news, since it means most of the avalanches had already happened. At the lake, a rushing torrent of meltwater had taken out the bridge and I used my poles to scout out a suitable snow crossing.

A view of Two Medicine Lake from Scenic Point, my most strenuous solo hike at Glacier. Though it's only about six miles roundtrip, the ridges are exposed and there's approximately 2000 feet of elevation gain. To the west you get this fabulous view, and to the east is a study in contrasts-- the great plains of Montana.

 On the night of the summer solstice, near Avalanche Lake on the west side of the park. My mother and I did a lovely evening walk among old-growth cedars. We were both feeling inspired by the beautiful scenery and the solstice.