Glaciation in Glacier

Glacier National Park.

ground squirrels. check
marmot. check
little black bear. check
mountain goats. check. check.
does a bear shit in the woods. check. check. check. (and on the trail)

[all the above were alive....these ones at the lodge, however....]




We headed straight for Jammer Joes pizza where my buddy Devin cooks up some mean slabs of dough.
He let us crash in his staff room at the park. It was very interesting to get a glimpse of the life of a staff worker in a national park. Somehow I always manage to be where Devin is....we met in Hawaii, then he hosted me in Portland for a few days, and now in Glacier Nat Park! Thanks Dev, and I swear, Im not stalking you!

[heh, i am.]









Thank you sooo much for the stay....sorry we could not hang longer!



Our drive north through the park was awe – some. as in awe – inspiringly fantastic. It is raw, it is misty, and it is not as damn touristy as yellowstone! praise the lord!

We stopped at a lookout and saw about 6 mountain goats right up close....and wee little goat babies. [mmm. baby goat.]







awwww....nothing cuter than animal babies...maybe if human babies were all hairy they would actually be kinda cute....naaaa.
And then came the Marmot. soooo funny that guy. he was eating up attention.....i got a funny shot of him munchin down. MMMMMarmot. say it....marmot.

[dude. cori's shot rules]






then came little black bear....at our campsite, Many Glacier. yikes, but cute at the same time. he was just bouncing around playing. silly little bear bear.
I convinced Chris to do the Iceberg lake hike....no big deal...a 10 mile-er....the couple that finished as we embarked said it took them just under 4 hours to complete. Nice.


Unless you are Chris. In jeans. poor poor Chris. he almost died [coffee. shaking.] i think....someone was NOT a happy camper. and it was not me. [pleeeeeeease.....after one apple for food all day, this man machine needed a bit more fuel to be responsive, i'm like a ferrari baby.] (and he thinks he is going to walk the camino de santiago....good luck bud!). But we made it....and it was fantastic. I was a little concerned when we were half way and a guy coming back down said that he just saw a grizzly...but not to worry, it was just minding its own bees wax up the mountainside. Ok, hum. I had a tight grip on my bear spray the rest of the trek. You see, I decided it was best that I carry the bear spray and make chris walk ahead of me.....what, it seems completely reasonable....Chris gets attacked, then I spray bear....spray spray spray. and then run like hell. See....I'm a thinker. [um. yeah.....]

The hike was stunning. Soooo many little mary poppins crazy white flowers everywhere. and the lake at the end was a beautiful ice-berg filled masterpiece. I dared Chris to strip down and jump in for $1,000. He didn't do it....good thing, I would not have paid.

(ally-g and some fun guy took a likin' to each other.....get it? algae and fungus = lichen) [that was her joke. she also knows the words to once bitten, twice shy folks. yay bar in jasper, canada that is stuck in 1983. love. it. now onto the pics]






[trees galore on hike]




[Lake on the way to the lake....]



[ok pic of iceberg lake....wish it was better but it was much cooler in person...]




So go to Glacier....it is really worthwhile.