~ FALL 2008 PHOTOS ~ Glacier National Park |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2008) |
Mt. Sinopah dominates the view as we approach Two Medicine Lake |
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Painted Teepee (l) and Mt. Sinopah rise beyond Two Medicine Lake |
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Beaver ponds along first part of trail |
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Various views of Mt. Sinopah are prominent from much of this trail |
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Beaver dam |
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Near base of Mt. Sinopah |
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Teetering across the suspension bridge | Trail view |
Rockwell Falls |
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Further up the trail | Gorge above Rockwell Falls |
Looking back down on Two Medicine Lake Valley |
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Never Laughs Mountain |
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Creek along trail | Trailside trickle |
This was our favorite trail from an overall "hiking" standpoint |
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There was fresh snow at the higher elevations |
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We're almost there... |
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Cobalt Lake |
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Do you see the optical illusion? |
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On a different rock |
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Fresh snow on the evergreens | Lake edge |
It must be time for lunch |
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Lakeside wildflowers |
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Cobalt Lake and mountains to north |
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Bug looking for some pollen |
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The "real" lunch spot (the rock above was too sloped) |
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Putting the optical illusion in perspective | Spruce cones |
Scree in lake | Layers in the rock |
Mt. Rockwell towers over the lake |
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Trail heading back; to left is where we heard a loud kaboom from high up on the far wall | Saw lots of mountain goats & a couple of black bears high up on the far ridge |
Finally took a pic of a ground squirrel after seeing them everywhere for two weeks. Should have taken some when they were trying to steal our food at a couple of spots! |
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Bear Head Mountain |
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We were looking for elk (which were bugling) when we spotted this moose resting about 25 yds off the trail |
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Came across a spruce grouse south of Two Medicine Lake |