On our last day in Glacier, we did the popular hike down to Hidden Lake from Logan Pass. Since the hike was so accessible (leaving from the Visitor’s Center), it was also quite crowded – at least for the first mile and a half to the overlook platform. We opted to go all the way down to the lake, where the crowded thinned out. The change in glacial coverage on this trail was stunning—the trail used to be covered by the Baker Glacier, but it is now just subalpine vegetation.
At the beach, we defended our soggy PB&J sandwiches against aggressive ground squirrels, and Dad and Dan had a little rock skipping competition. Dad was also the only one brave enough to go swimming in the glacial lake!
On the way up, a tourist hiking in flip-flops asked Mom if there was a boathouse down at the lake where they could rent a canoe… Perhaps I was a bit naïve, but I was pretty surprised at some of the people who come to visit a national park. Many of them hiked in Crocs or flip-flops on rocky mountain trails, very few of them were carrying bear spray, and no one seemed to be carrying nearly enough water… Oh well.
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