Glacier NP, MT

 Thursday 28th August 

Drove to Glacier National Park in some scattered showers. Along the way, misty mountains rose from very flat ground. It all looked very Lord of the Rings-y. 

The showers had stopped by the time we got to Glacier NP just before noon. We had a lovely picnic lunch at Fish Creek overlooking Lake MacDonald. We then took a walk along the lake shore which circled back round on a nature trail. The views over the lake were good even though the far mountains were in cloud. Spotted one small glacier. The trees are nice colours, some just turning to fall yellow. Only animals spotted were birds and one squirrels. 


Then to Apgar village to get some souvenirs (and wine) and we are camped at Apgar Campground which is one of the larger ones in the park. Checked in with the rangers and as always I like to know which bears have been sniffling about! Mammoth Campground had grizzlies passing through and there was bear scat right by our camp spot! Here however they have not seen grizzlies this year (they tend to live further north in the park) and only the occasional black bear seen around the perimeter. The last one was seen two weeks ago and named 'Halle Beary' by the campers. 


A short light shower cleared in time to make dinner and then head to the campsite amphitheatre for an evening ranger programme. This was part of a 'Native America Speaks' programme and a native American artist from the Blackfoot tribe, along with another Montana musician performed songs and told stories. It was a fun and interesting hour and all the better for being outdoors in a forest by the lake. 


We've been super lucky with the weather - the mountains on the lake have hanging clouds on them rather than a clear view but this makes it atmospheric and at least we've stayed dry! Hoping our luck holds for tomorrow. 


View from the road

I like the name of this town 
Lake MacDonald in Glacier NP 



Lots of huckleberry flavoured food here (though the wine was just normal grape flavour)


Apgar Campground 


Performance at the amphitheatre at Apgar


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