Today we planned on a little fishing, a little hiking, and a long drive home. We got up early, packed everything up and decided to hit anther stretch of McDonald Creek. We arrived shortly before the sun peaked over the mountains. The air was chilly but the cutthroats were cooperative.
I ended up with around ten fish but that didn't matter. The scenery on this creek is second to none.
After twenty minutes of fishing we headed down the Going to the Sun Road en route to Hidden Lake.
Lots of picturesque settings. The pictures never do it justice. We reached Logan Pass (elevation 6696'), the trailhead to Hidden Lake, with visions of Avalanche Lake-like numbers of cutthroats in our minds. Our hopes were quickly dashed by signs informing us of a closure on the trail due to bear activity. Disappointed, we hiked a boardwalk trail that teemed with tourists. It still ended up being pretty cool. We saw some big horn sheep, deer, and squirrels. You can always tell the tourists that came from cities by how they react to seeing deer and chipmunks...
The view of the mountains from this elevation gives a very different perspective.
After messing around in this alpine prairie for a little bit we finished the Going to the Sun Road. It's hard to believe that only a little more than a month ago parts of the road lay buried under 90' of snow! On the way home we decided to check out one more spot.
We hiked a back country trail for a ways until we reached the N. Fork of Cut Bank Creek. The creek was largely devoid of fish. I only caught one very pretty brookie. After a short time we headed back to the car and on our way home. Just outside of the park the wife pointed out a crazy formation in the clouds.
I think it must have something to do with wind currents along the front range. Very cool! Overall, it was a great trip. Miles and miles of quality hiking, good company, and spectacular fishing. No bigguns but plenty of fish. I ended the weekend with at least thirty cutthroats and ten or fifteen brookies. I can hardly wait to get back to Glacier and the Great Bear.
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