Saint Mary Lake through the trees
Our second full day at Glacier NP we waited around for a shuttle and
finally found one after about an hour, only to find out that the shuttle for
the St Mary side doesn’t start until July 1. The one we were waiting for was for the Apgar
side. Well then.
closed up ranger cabin
We had wanted to go hike to St Mary and Virginia falls, but couldn’t find parking at the
trailhead, so we went to the 1913 Ranger
Cabin that’s just outside the St Mary park entrance. The cabin wasn’t open,
but it did have an interesting sign telling some of the history of the cabin.
closed up barn
We then went on a hike that was supposed to take us past a beaver dam that is actively being used
by beavers. Unfortunately, we didn’t bring a trail map (the hike was a loop, so
I figured we’d be ok), and I started second guessing our route as the trail moved further
and further from the lake. A beaver dam should be in the water, right?
We ended up turning around and hiking back the way we’d come
and taking a short spur trail to a rocky beach, where we tried skipping more rocks.
River wasn't super happy during most of this hike (he was tired and should have had a nap), but I did convince him to give me a smile for a picture
When we returned to the trailhead, we consulted the map
there and determined that we turned around just short of where we would have
seen the beaver dam. That realization was a bit frustrating and disgusting. But
we plan on going back to Glacier, so we’ll repeat the hike and not turn around
just before seeing what we came to see.
Saint Mary Lake from the rocky beach we found
Despite not turning out how we'd intended, it was still a good hike, so it wasn’t a complete
loss. We hiked about 4 miles total during this hike.
Ocean looking exceptionally cute :)
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