Many Glacier Hikes

Iceberg Lake

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I gave a girl named Kerrianne a ride to Many Glacier. She decided to hike Iceberg Lake in the Ranger Led hike. I wasn't ready as I was fussing around with my blisters. However, I caught up to the group and passed it on the way up. It was a stunning hike with lots of mountains and wildflowers.

From Many Glacier Hikes

From Many Glacier Hikes

We caught a glimpse of a bear on the way out but he was soon hidden by trees and out of view. Iceberg lake was really pretty. There were a herd of goats on the mountainside by the lake. I used my scope to check them out. A couple of crazy people decided to go for a swim. You would hear them scream as they hit the water. Yes there were icebergs floating in the water.

From Many Glacier Hikes

From here Kerrianne, myself and another girl named Kate decided to hike up to Ptarmigan Lake. On the way we saw a dog like figure in the snow up the mountainside. It was a coyote or wolf. I couldn't get my scope out quickly enough to check it out. It was a steep uphill climb. The people in front of us and behind us saw a moose but it seemed to hide from us.

Not to say that I am a scammer but I got tired of paying $20 to camp so I put all my gear in my backpack and hiked into the campground. Hikers w/o cars pay only $5. It turns out that other hikers have been driving in and dropping off their stuff so I was almost legit.

Grinnell Glacier
Although I had thought to go up the Swiftcurrent Pass it was cloudy in the morning and I was worried that I would have poor views. After speaking to the ranger I decided to hike to Grinnell Lake, Hidden Falls, Grinnell Glacier (as far as the trail was open) and if I have more energy go to Redrock Falls.

It as a pretty, pretty hike but I feel like I say that everytime. I walked along Swiftcurrent and Josephine Lakes. Right as I started hiking along Josephine Lake I came across a moose and her calf right on the trail. Worried that I would be charged I bushwacked as far as i could through the dense woods. This seemed to work as the moose kept eating and didn't charge me. Grinnell Lake at ground level was pretty but as I ascended on the Grinnell Glacier trail the brilliant color of the lake became apparent. It was so blue.

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Unfortunately, the Grinnell Glacier trail stopped short of the Grinnell Glacier but where it stopped afforded a view of the Salmon Glacier. I sat on a nice rock up there. I took off my shoes and inspected my blisters. Just then the word went out that there was a family of bears on the hillside. Sure enough a mother grizzly and her two cubs were digging in a glacier lily patch. They then proceeded to frolic across the hillside and slide down a snow bank. You could see them with your naked eye but it was better with the scope. It was a great lunch show. Later I headed down the trail. After a break I headed out to Redrock Falls. It was pretty but not as impressive as the other falls that I have seen.