Here is the continuation of our last day at Glacier. I would go back any time. It was amazing!! The views are unlike any I have seen before. If you haven't gone yet I would recommend it. Here are a few more pictures of our trip but believe me it is just a few.
The water was nice and cool which felt good on this hot day of hiking.
The kids enjoying the view before we went on our hike. On this hike we saw three waterfalls and all of them were breath taking. I will remember this hike for a long time because we followed a grizzly bear. It was very large. We would have turned around but we were with a large group and we were all making a lot of noise so the bear just kept going until it finally went down into the river. It was a neat experience. We also saw two deer on the way back up to the car.
Look at how cute these kids are holding hands. The kids held hands a lot more then normal on this trip.
The cool breeze felt good from this waterfall. The water had a blue tint that just made it even more amazing.
After seeing the three waterfalls we continued on the Road to the Sun. We pulled off to get a picture of the Glacier. This is the closest one we had seen thus far.
Brianna enjoying the view.
Here we are at Logan Pass. Yes you are seeing correctly. That is snow in July. At the lodge there wasn't any snow. The farther we climbed up the more snow there was. It was a board walk but it wasn't all uncovered as you can see. If you remember from the past post Ryker and I only had our flip flops to hike in because of a little stream. Some of the other kids had put their flip flops on after our last hike. We didn't expect to be able to hike in a glacier. It was amazing but very cold. When was the last time you hiked in shorts and flip flops and did it in the snow. Neat experience!!!
This rock gave some of us a foot warming station. Which was much needed. It was very slick especially coming down. Shane had to bring some of them down because they kept falling.
The last stop was unlike any other. It had a large lodge and at one part it had this little door. Bri decided that it was the Harry Potter door.
There were lots of these cute ground squirrels. The kids thought it was fun to chase them back into the ground.
Another amazing sight was this large lake. The water was not to cold and the kids could have stayed there all day. Next time we will start there so the kids can have more time. Unfortunately, Shane had to work the next day and we had a long drive home so we couldn't stay for more then an hour of so.
This waterfall was one of many along the road side. We even went under a few on the road.
At the Lodge they had a pay phone. The kids haven't ever seen one before so we had a little talk about what it was and that it cost money to make a call. It's funny that something like this was exciting to them.
Another little furry friend.
Here is the lodge that I was talking about.
All of us got into playing in the water. Except Shane just wanted to stand on the rock and not get wet.
Bri throwing a stick. The boat in the background was one you could go on a tour. It would have been fun but with the lack of time and the cost we didn't do it. Maybe next time.
This flag was at Logan Pass. It just was beautiful. I am so grateful to live in this wonderful country!
Here is the sign we saw as we left the park. Beside it was this fire hydrant I liked how they dressed it up. What do you think??
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