Glacier National Park: Apgar

We drove around the southern end of the park to Apgar our first full day in the park so Sunshine could go to a Ranger presentation for her Jr Ranger packet. River had the non-readers version, which is much easier and has a lot less requirements. We were a bit early for the full tourist season, so the ranger presentation schedule was more limited than it would have been if we'd visited even a week or so later.

After the presentation we checked out the nature cabin, where we were able to touch the fur pelts from a variety of animals, as well as bones and rocks. We explored one of the gift shops (there were several), then we walked down to the lake where Mr M showed Sunshine and River how to skip rocks. We practiced skipping rocks for awhile, though Sunshine had a lot more success than River did, then began the long drive back.

Sunshine's technique wasn't too bad

River's was much more straightforward :)

Apgar is at the southern end of Lake McDonald, which is one of several glacier-fed lakes in the park. Before we left the Apgar area we stopped for pictures of the lake, which is the coolest blue because of the melted glaciers that fill it.

As we drove to Apgar, we passed a waterfall on the side of the road, but it was on the opposite side of the road, so we took note of the nearest mile marker (188) and decided to stop on our way back.

We actually remembered (which doesn’t always happen) and stopped to see the waterfall. It’s a cool little waterfall over rocks that were more squared off than we usually see in a waterfall. We also couldn’t find a sign with a name, so we’re thinking that perhaps it’s just a seasonal waterfall? Regardless, it was fun to find such an unexpected sight.