CDT Montana 2016
Day 38, August 12, Friday
Start near Glacier National Park boundary at town of East Glacier, Brownies Hostel
Stop Two Medicine Campground 27-107TH
Trail miles walked: 10.7
Walking up from East Glacier, berries were at the peak of ripeness.
Instead of Blueberries for Sal, it was Huckleberries for Sagebrush.
Climbing more, trees were few, giving a sense of openess, and potential for sweeping vistas.
Lower Two Medicine Lake can be seen in the distance.
Views get really good as we climb towards a peak.
Over the peak and going down towards Two Medicine Campsite, the vistas get so good that I start to wonder why I bothered to take all those earlier photos of Montana.
Several day hikers were out today, and one ranger that checked my permit and a few park volunteers. One pair of hikers stopped to chat for several minutes about my trip and recent advances in gear.
I saw a herd of animals on the trail, near the terminus, that were hard to identify.
Sorry, thety went by too quickly for a good shot.
All the developed campsites everywhere in Glacier were full, I hear a ranger tell a camper, but a couple of sites are reserved for hikers with backcountry permits.
The campsites are near Two Medicine Lake, with Rising Wolf Mountain as background.
The camp store has some goodies, though I just got out of a town.
A light rain in the evening stops just before the ranger talk at 7:30PM, on wildlife survival strategies during winters in Glacier.
Two different people mistook me for hiker HOB (acronym for “Hiking Or Biking”),who one said is a north-bounder who recently finished in Waterton.
[finished audiobook The Heavenfield Book Two, by Ian G Hulme]