So one day it happened. Brother No. 1 came to visit us from Idaho. On the second day of his stay in Montana, we decided to take a hike along the snow packed Going to the Sun Road. Of course, most of The Sun Road is closed to cars for winter, but is open to […]
Hiking
Building strength and stamina in beautiful places.
The Tough Trail
One warm day, we decided to hike up to Mount Aeneas. “M” had car sickness belly-ache from the ocean-like waves in the road heading up to the trailhead. She had a mint to settle her stomach. At the parking lot, a ranger came along, talked a little, and asked us where we were headed. After […]
Camping, Boating and Bears Part II
Camping, Boating, and Bears! (Part Two) We awoke happily after a night of pelting rain, which our dad said sounded like everyone in the campground was clapping. We put on our clothes and exited our tent. We gulped down Boost and ate cinnamon bread for breakfast. Our dad had come on the camping trip to […]
Marmot Mountain Fun and Terror!
Just before heading out on the Piegan Pass Trail, in Glacier National Park , our dad read us the stuff about the trail in his trail book. One of the things he said he read was, “Hoary marmots terrorize visitors.” We started down the trail where the clear, shallow, Siyeh Creek ran alongside the trail. […]
A Test of Endurance
It all happened the day when we had gone out on a ranger led hike to Iceberg Lake in Glacier National Park. This is the same place where on a previous hike, we had seen a bear on the trail. After we had eaten lunch at the lake, we began hiking back. We took […]
The Swan Rangers and the 79 Switchbacks!
We set out early in the morning, about seven o’ clock. The Swan Rangers, a hiking group that goes out on Saturdays, were going to meet at the Echo Lake Cafe, at 7:30. We arrived, and told the waitress that we were there to go with the Swan Rangers. The leader, Keith Hammer, sat down […]
Hikers Experience Avalanche in Glacier National Park
One day we all decided to go hike up to Avalanche Lake in Glacier National Park. The Avalanche Lake trail is steep uphill, and has very vertical downhill. We tried to be fast and pass people, while our parents were normal and slow. At the lake we skipped stones, ate a snack, and enjoyed the […]
