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13- Wednesday, July 6
While we originally wanted to go to the Glacier Field today, it is not
possible. Instead, we are hiking to Iceberg Lake. No driving was necessary
as the trailhead was behind our motel. The hike, a fairly level 9.4
miles to a scenic lake in a bowl, was excellent. Before the wind picked
up, the lake was like a perfect mirror, and then turned deep blue when
the breeze ripple its surface. As the name suggests, there were several
icebergs floating in it. Along the trail, we passed Ptarmigan Falls,
which cut a spectacular gorge through the rock. We ate dinner at our
hotel after returning. Before going to sleep, we went "goat spotting"
using a powerful telescope.
Day 14- Thursday,
July 7
We ate breakfast at Johnson's. The food was good, but not remarkable.
The morning reflection on the lake was beautiful. Since the day was
clear, we drove part of the Going-to-the-Sun Road again. Along the way,
we stopped to view Wild Goose Island, an exhibit on avalanches, and
an exhibit about Jackson Glacier. We saw a goat licking up spilled anti-freeze
at the Logan Pass Visitor center. Weird. We took a short hike to Avalanche
Lake. We also went a short way on the Highline Trail- very, very steep
drop-offs to one side. We ate dinner at the Two Sisters Café; it was
very good. Following dinner, we went "goat spotting" again.
Day 15- Friday,
July 8
The activity for the day was crossing to the Canadian side of the International
Peace Park, Waterton Lakes. We got caught in a traffic jam caused by
a round up. It was a scene up mayhem, two cowboys lassoing cows that
are trying to get away, with a dog running around barking. After a stop
at the visitor center, we went on a hike up Bear Hump. It was very buggy,
but gave good views of the park. We ate lunch at Zum's in Waterton Townsite.
It was pretty good. Following lunch, we went on a boat ride. From the
boat we saw a bear. We also learned that the US-Canadian border, at
least in this area, is cleared of trees every few years. The boat stopped
briefly in Goat Haunt, Montana. From Waterton, we drove to Great Falls,
and ate dinner at Bert & Ernie's steakhouse. It was good.
Day 16-
Saturday, July 9
We got up at 6:30 and went to the airport. We shared a massive cinnamon
roll for breakfast. We boarded and took off at 8:40.
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