We arrived in Glacier just in time for lunch today. We decided to make our first stop at Many Glacier. Brad and I haven’t been there before and one of the top rated hikes is there. Several of us wanted to hike to Grinnell Lake, but it’s an 11 mile strenuous hike so the adults that didn’t want to hike stayed back and played in the lake at the lodge with the kids. I was so grateful Chad and Kimber we’re willing to watch my kids so that Brad and I could hike it together with Lesa, Jeff, Bryson, Luke and Kara. It was a gorgeous hike! It was definitely difficult, but so worth it. The views were impressive, we got to walk through a waterfall, and the lake at the top was incredible. When we got to the top we were excited to dip our feet in the lake but couldn’t stand holding them in there for too long. It was freezing! Obviously with all the pieces of Glacier floating in the lake it would be. We did see a few people jump right in though and get out even faster! Lol. Our knees were hurting by the end and Brad’s hips were sore from having Luke on his back. Bryson did carry Luke a few times to help Brad out which Brad was grateful for! On our way back down we saw a bull moose at a safe distance. It was incredible. It was an amazing hike. I’m so glad we were able to do it.
The kids had a blast swimming in the lake with Chad and Kimber. We’re staying at a home in Columbia Falls so it was a long drive from Many Glacier to the house. We drove through the park at about 9 pm and it was fun to see the park at that time of day. Plus we saw so much wildlife! We saw, 2 big horn sheep, Fox, 2 grizzly bears, and several mountain goats. Driving through the park so late is a great time to see so much wildlife!
There were some delays on the going to the sun road so we didn’t make it home until 11:30 to finally have dinner. It was definitely a fun filled day!
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