Our fourth and final day at glacier was bitter sweet. We managed to puncture our air mattress the night before and thankfully I had decided to pack our thermarest sleeping pads so we had something we could put underneath our sleeping bags and still be warm and comfy. On a side note, do not over fill your air mattress with air - it will pop. So we were looking forward to getting home to our memory foam mattress and our dog but also we were quite sad too leave GNP. The glaciers in the national park are disappearing at an alarming rate due to global warming and it's sad to think that the park will be different each time we return. We had only half a day to do a hike and needed to get back home before too late so I could head to work the next day. In reality, we ended up getting lost (and reaching home the following day lol) on the drive home thanks to lack of decent cell phone reception in Montana and the road construction obstructing any relevant signs. But at least we had the right idea! We decided to do the hike to the avalanche lake close to the east entrance of the park. After packing our stuff from Many Glacier, we went down across the Going to the Sun Road (saw some more mountain goats just along the road) and reached the trailhead to the avalanche lake. The beautiful river (above) and waterfall (below) were just gorgeous. The river flows along at least half of the hike and is very clear and beautiful to hike along Justin standing on top of the waterfall along the hike Like most glacier hikes, this too started in the tropical alpine further winding along a beautiful crystal clear river and waterfall. Both Justin and I were in love with this aspect of glacier that the water was so clear that you could see 6 feet in. Breathtaking! The hike is short with 6 miles roundtrip distance and minimal elevation change. It's pretty easy and very beautiful the entire way. At the end of the hike, you get to a lake called the Avalanche Lake (duh!) and it's seemingly formed from waterfalls coming down from various glaciers. Just simply amazing. The lake water was freezing but also very clear as this lake eventually forms the river and waterfall we hiked along. Me posing by the beautiful Avalanche lake (above) and panorama of the lake and waterfalls forming the lake (below) As I said before, the crystal clear water surrounded by lush green tall trees was wonderful and we spent extra time walking around this as the bottom of the hike. This was a perfect way to end our trip to glacier. We had an amazing time and can't wait to return.
Hope you enjoy your glacier trip very much!!
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