glacier goats, part III

Remember when we went to Glacier? We're finally picking that story up again...

We woke up at our campsite at Gunsight Lake to cloudy skies, but luckily it wasn't raining.

We'd met two other couples who were doing the same route as us, so the six of us took off towards Gunsight Pass, climbing and climbing...




This being Montana, it wasn't a surprise to find snow at the top, even though it was late August.


Looking back at Gunsight Lake.


We reached the top of the pass, and the shelter cabin, quicker than expected. This guy was there to greet us, and tried to extract a toll...or at least entry into the cabin. Sorry, he got neither.


Looking down towards Lake Ellen Wilson, our destination for night 2.


We hiked over, under, and through several waterfalls.


And then we finally reached camp.


First things first--hanging our food. This site had a unique feature, a bear POLE. It took a little practice, but Steve got our bags up there.


Each backcountry site in Glacier has a pit toliet. Normally said toliet would be like a rustic version of a port-o-pot. With walls. Not here.


The advantage of not having walls? This was the view...


After we set up the tent Steve hit the lake and fished until dark.