On the fourth morning, knowing Logan pass would be closed before 7:00 am due to construction, we decided to get up early and go back to Many Glacier since we really liked it when we went the day before. When we arrived we had a lovely buffet breakfast in the historic Many Glacier lodge then waited for the 9:00 am ferry across two lakes to start our hike to Grinnell Lake which rests at the foot of the Grinnell Glacier. One boat takes you across Swiftcurrent Lake and then you hike a "strenuous" quarter mile over a portage to Josephine Lake and catch another boat across that lake to start the mile hike to Grinnell Lake. There is actually a really long trail that follows both lakes and takes you all the way up to Grinnell Glacier, but it is a rough and long hike, even without the boats so we (mostly me) woosed out and just went to Ginnell Lake.
After breackfast, while we waited for the ferry, we took a little hike near the entrance road to Many Glacier Lodge where there is a series of waterfalls leading up to the bridge you drive over. It was really nice in this area and I would have liked to spend more time shooting here because it was so picturesque. This is one of my favorite shots from the trip.
This is actually a panorama of Interstate 2 which follows the southern border of Glacier National Park which is directly adjacent to Lewis and Clark National Forest. This was really early and we loved how the early sun looked on these mountains.
This was a really scary bridge we had to cross on the trail to Grinnell Lake. Only one hiker is allowed on it at a time and with good reason as it is nothing more than 2x4s and cable and the closer you get to the middle the more it start undulating like the Tacoma Narrows bridge in Washington did that fateful day! The key is going really slowly with baby steps!
This is a panorama of the view at Many Glacier . It was taken from the shore of Swiftcurrent Lake.
This is Grinnell Glacier as seen from the bow of our boat as we crossed Josephine Lake.
These are just some canoes you can rent and paddle around the lake.
Another view from on Josephine Lake.
This is where we caught the boat across Swiftcurrent Lake.
Here is our boat coming from the other side of Swuftcurrent Lake to pick us up.
This is the landlocked boat on Josephine Lake that takes you back and forth from the portage.
This is a view from Grinnell Lake. You can see the pale blue/green color of the water which indicates this lake is glacier fed.
A panned out shot of Grinnell Lake.
This is another one of those Columbian Ground Squirrels who was checking me out and was kind enough to oblige me with a picture before scurrying off.
Here he is again.
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