We are all just about hiked out and have learned about a bike trail in Idaho that sounds interesting, The Hiawatha Trail. The fires have put a damper on what you can see and where you can go, easily. It is possible to get to the East side of Glacier, but it’s at least a two and a half hour (one way) ride and the visibility could be limited. The smoke from the fires here are blowing east, but now we are getting smoke from the fires in Washington, Oregon and California.
Surreal!
Ricky and David rode the shuttle back up to Logan Pass. I think David could ride The Going to the Sun Road all day and never tire of the views. We have to come back when the entire road is open.
There is also a hike we would love to do, The Highline Trail. This is an 11 mile, mostly downhill trail that goes along the mountainside from Logan Pass to The Loop, where you can get a shuttle back to Logan Pass and then back down the mountain. I would love to come back in the Spring or Fall, when there is no smoke and it’s cooler, to hike this trail. It is a mountainside trail with very little shade. It is HOT here with no breeze. Not what I expected for Montana weather. We met a “local” that told us this is NOT unusual weather, nor are the fires. They happen every year. Her suggestion was, late July and August are not the time to visit the area, unless you like hot and smoky.
Rowan and I hiked two GREAT trails, The Trail of the Cedars and Avalanche Lake. Trail of the Cedars is a paved, 0.7 mile, handicapped accessible trail. It has an awesome waterfall that for the life of me, I could not get a good photo. I could sit on a bench here for hours and wallow in the scents, sounds and sights.
Next we hiked the 2.0 mile (one way) Avalanche Lake Trail. This was our kind of hiking. nice and shady with gorgeous scenery. It took us 3 times longer to get to the lake than to get back, but it was worth it. We are hiking in mountains 🙂
After dinner we took a night cruise on Lake McDonald. This was the deal of the day. A one hour narrated cruise around the lake for $17 an adult, children 12 and under half price.
