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| Glacier National Park |
For Kim Botha's 50th birthday celebration, we joined Kim, Jonathan, John, JoAnna and Johnny Mac in Montana for a long weekend of hiking in Glacier National Park. The rest of the gang stayed for a week while we joined them Friday to Monday. Jonathan had reserved a VRBO in Columbia Falls which was very convenient to getting into the park.
We arrived on Friday around noon and were picked up at the airport by Kim and Jonathan. We went to the house to drop off our luggage and eat a quick lunch. Keith worked from the house that afternoon while the rest went for a short 3 mile hike on Hidden Meadow Trail which ended at a nice lake in a meadow. We then went to Lake Bowman and relaxed there for a short while - the water was super cold!! Before and after the hike, we stopped at Polebridge Mercantile & Bakery to get some huckleberry bear claws and a few other goodies. We got back to the house and quickly showered and then went to the rodeo in town which turned out to be quite fun. We had dinner (hot dogs and burgers) there while we watched all of the competitions. Unfortunately, when we got back to the car, one of the tires was flat so Jonathan changed the tire and then Kim and Jonathan went to swap out the car.
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| Hidden Meadow Trail |
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| Lake Bowman |
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| Rodeo |
On Saturday, we did two really great hikes - 3 miles on Hidden Lake Overlook which had beautiful views of the surrounding mountains, and a 5-mile hike on Trail of the Cedars / Avalanche Lake which ended at a gorgeous lake also surrounded by mountains. We hung out at the lake for a bit (again very cold) before heading back to the house. We first stopped at Lake McDonald Lodge for a drink on the porch and then went home to clean up. That night, we had dinner at Three Forks Grille where we shared a few appetizers and an entree.
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Hidden Lake Overlook
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| Avalanche Lake |
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| Trail of the Cedars |
On Sunday, we did another great hike - 5 miles from Sun Point to St Mary's and Virginia Falls. We were a bit under a time crunch so we hiked pretty fast to get to the end. The waterfalls were beautiful and the scenery along the way was stunning with views of St Mary Lake and the mountains. That afternoon, we did a boat tour on St Mary Lake which was fun. We stopped at St Mary Village Lodge for some snacks and beers before doing the two-hour drive back to the house. That evening, we ordered pizza from North Fork Pizza and just ate at the house.
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| St Mary Lake |
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| St Mary Falls |
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| Virginia Falls |
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| Boat Tour on St Mary Lake |
On Monday, we both worked out of the house before we flew back later that afternoon. We had such a great time and were reminded of how beautiful Glacier Park is. The bonus was that two days later on Wednesday when the rest of the gang flew home, we got to see Kim, Jonathan, JoAnna, and John again as they got stuck in Chicago for a night. So, they came to our house and we ordered Chinese food - had dinner and a few beers and heard about the rest of their trip!
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