Number 7: Hike to Hidden Lake in Glacier National Park
In my 8008 mile roadtrip last summer, my favorite activities were the hikes I took (as will be further described in some of my top ten… stay tuned!). One of my favorite hikes ws the Hidden Lake trail my dad and I took from Logan’s Pass on the Going to the Sun Road in Glacier.
We left our campsite before sunrise, and stopped at Swiftcurrent Lake to see the sun rise above the horizon. It was pretty amazing, and would have been a great day if that’s all we did. But there was so much more!
We headed west on the Going to the Sun Road to Logan’s Pass, arriving around 8:30 am, before the visitor’s center opened, and set off on the hike.
The Hidden Lake trail is considered to be an easy hike, and it was in the sense that much of the trail is a boardwalk, but the steps were VERY steep, and my knees and quads were feeling it by lunch time!
The wildflowers were about a week past peak, but still incredibly beautiful. We stopped at nearly every turn, it seemed, because I saw something else to photograph. By the time we reached the peak of the hike, we were at eye level with glaciers. We saw mountain goats (a whole family, even!), and the view of Hidden Lake below us. It was an incredible day… between spending time with my dad and getting to photograph more of God’s creation – perfect!
We headed back to the visitor center where my mom and her surgically repaired ankle were waiting. After a short trip through the visitor’s center and gift shop (I should have gotten a t-shirt!) we drove back to the campground in Many Glacier.
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