“There is no voice in all of the world so insistent to me as the wordless call of these mountains. I shall go back. Those who go once always hope to go back. The lure of the great free spaces is in their blood.”
As summer in Glacier Country comes to a close and tourist season in the park is winding down, the park service tells us that Glacier National Park’s 2010 Centennial may have been the best tourist season ever.
I can only say that the traffic was worse than usual, albeit a minor inconvenience simply because I am not used to the Sun Road having so many cars. We saw a lot more kids in Glacier this summer and that was great. I love to see families enjoying the outdoors and besides, it makes my girls feel like they’re not the only people at the park under middle age.
Our hike to Hidden Lake a couple of weeks ago is best described as one with abundant wildlife in a vibrant landscape. Shades of summer caught our attention …
M and E walk down a grassy slope near Hidden Lake
David and the girls look out over the parking lot at Logan Pass.
Marmots whistled…as fresh snow on the mountains foretold of winter.
A marmot goes about his business alongside the trail.
mountain goats ignored us,
I do believe this mama was keeping an eye on her kid.
while bighorn sheep kept a sharp eye on us…
A bighorn sheep blends in with the landscape.
and mule deer entertained us in the parking lot.
You can tell he is a mule deer because of the black tip on his tail.
At the end of the day, the sunset captivated us.
The sun sets on Lake McDonald.
Would you like to see more pictures from the hike? Visit my Flickr Photostream.I shall go back.
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