Why even bother trying to describe? It’s just that good. The pictures we have are crap because most of the time we were slack jawed and teary eyed. It is spectacular; and we are going back to Glacier several times so I’ll save additional adjectives for later.
Day 1 was spent parking at the west side (Apgar Visitor Center) and catching one of the park’s shuttles to Logan’s Pass. From our cabin it’s 1 hour to the entrance, but 2 and a half to Logan’s Pass. The park is expansive, but the drive is part of the breath taking experience. We had in mind to do the Highline Trail, which is very popular and well traveled. However, when we got there the ranger forecasted 80 mph winds and the trail literally walks out on an exposed ridge at 7000 feet. It looks like certain death from a distance with no wind.
We opted for another trail that a shuttle rider recommended: Gunsight Lake. The hike was just shy of 13 miles with little elevation change; except an 800 foot climb right at the end that was a bit of a killer. The payoff is at the half way mark when the trail opens onto Gunsight Lake. We had lunch and rested. The thing about this hike was that there were people we came upon that we wanted to ditch for solitude reasons. This led to a record pace! We were all high fives and congratulatory the whole way home. Thursday we stayed at the cabin all day lounging around, reading, and planning for Friday.
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