Glacier National Park

[sibhusky]

Well, I've been so busy working to pay off a car repair bill that I haven't had the time for hiking much this summer. However, yesterday I undertook a moderately strenuous to strenuous (depending on the book you read -- all I know is the ranger told us that anyone with health problems should not be on this hike) hike in Glacier. 10.3 miles long, 2000 feet up, 3000 feet down. Frankly, the group I was with were all either longer legged than I or out to prove something. I wasn't hearing my heartbeat in my head or anything, but I was certainly holding them all up!!!! I was in slomo or something!!! But, I did survive and got some great shots. I've split them into four posts so that your downloads won't be as long. There are far more pictures of the route down (I'm good at down -- must be the skiing) than the route up.

 

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Those are edited down from the 100 I took. I also have close-ups of most of the flowers if anyone is into that and if you want the higher original resolution of anything, just PM me.

[Glenn]

 

Simply breath taking. What are the plants in the 3rd picture. Looks like about 200 feet of hikeable vert in the last couple shots in the 3rd post.

[sibhusky]

The white stalk-y things are beargrass. They only bloom every three to seven years. Plants in the same area are generally all going to bloom at once and then the following years they just look like grass bunches.

[sibhusky]

   

 

Simply breath taking. What are the plants in the 3rd picture. Looks like about 200 feet of hikeable vert in the last couple shots in the 3rd post.

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That's a glacier, full of crevasses. Not for walking, even assuming you wanted to scramble up the loose talus, etc. to get to it.

[Glenn]

... Plus you would have to stop your run on a pretty decent pitch. The penalty for failure is pretty large.

[Papasteeze]

Those shots are postcard material for sure.. All I could do was sit here and sigh.. Really beautiful shots sib. Thanks for depressing me...

[skimom]

I immediately thought of hiking up with skis...

 

Was the Siblet or Mr. Husky with you? I see someone, but can't tell if it is her.

 

Your pics get better and better. Keep them coming.

 

Sibby, why not start a card company? Tourists would pay a lot for a box of pretty cards with pics like those.

[AtomicSkier]

Sib, what kind of camera you using there?

 

Nonetheless...simply amazing.

[skifreak]

Awesome pics, sib! Is that snow I see or am I just seeing things?

[sibhusky]

It is "snow" in the sense it's frozen water -- a glacier.

 

Using a Canon PowerShot S30.

 

I went with a ranger-led group of 15, none of whom were related to me, but I did go with a fellow skier.

[librider]

i would go run and touch the ice/snow

[poconoceancity]

amazing

[tretiak]

pics look amazing. and the snow was even better.

[mbike-ski]

Wow...It blows me away that all those views ar within a 10 mi hike...I'd be afraid that I'd be stretching my neck looking around and do some involuntary rock rolling!!!