八月下旬的冰川公園, 冰川瘦了不少,野花開了再謝, 不再有七月初的燦爛, 無數的瀑布也變得苗條起來.
從BOZEMAN驅車不到6小時就到了冰川公園的Many Glacier. 因為趕路, 錯過許多蒙大拿的高原景色. Many Glacier和Logan Pass 都是值得停留, 細細品位的地方. Many Glacier值得停留一兩天, 好幾條trail一定要去看看。如果時間富裕, 可在Many Glacier Hotel住上兩晚. 上午分別徒步去冰山湖 (Iceberg Lake) 和 Grinnell Glacier trail. 下午可以去Red Rock Falls Trail 和 Grinnell Lake trail.
我打算去Iceberg Lake Trail。走在上山的羊腸小道上,一邊吹著口哨, 一邊觀察兩邊的灌木樹林。剛走一個多英哩, 許多人匆匆忙忙向下走. 我被告知,在前方有3隻黑熊,在小道上玩耍。我想這大老遠地跑來,不去Iceberg Lake Trail實在可惜. 要不親眼目睹一下黑熊,也不遺憾. 往前剛走一段,一隻黑熊突然從轉折處衝下路口, 嚇得我扭頭就跑. 後麵還有幾個遊客被擱在小道上遊. 好在黑熊沒有再往下走. 事後很遺憾沒有來及照相.
Going-to-the-Sun Road橫貫東西, 建議從西向東開的時候避開黃昏時候, 地麵反光, 上山時需要小心.
如果喜歡camping, 一定不要忘記去Highline Trail處camping. 可以在一大早坐SHUTTLE BUS 到Logan Pass, 趕到GRANITE PARK.
Iceberg Lake Trail
TRAILHEAD: Swiftcurrent Motor Inn, Many Glacier
DISTANCE: 4.7 Miles (one way)
ELEVATION GAINED: 1,200 vertical feet
Grinnell Glacier Trail
TRAILHEAD: Many Glacier Picnic Area
DISTANCE: 5.5 Miles (one way).
ELEVATION GAINED: 1,600 vertical feet
Red Rock Falls Trail
TRAILHEAD: Swiftcurrent Motor Inn Parking Lot
DISTANCE: 1.8 Miles (One Way)
ELEVATION GAINED: 100 feet
Grinnell Lake trail with taking boat
Depart from dock lakeside of the Many Glacier Hotel.
Round-trip distance is less than 2 miles.
The Highline Trail
TRAILHEAD: Logan Pass (on the Going-to-the-Sun Road)
DISTANCE: 11.6 Miles (If you take The Loop Trail option)
TAKE THE LOOP TRAIL
The other option for a Highline Trail day hike is to hike all the way to the historic Granite Park Chalet (7.6 miles), and then head down The Loop Trail (4 miles) which takes you to the west side of the Going-to-the-Sun Road.
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Trail
Tunnel
Glacier
TOUR BUS
Mountain
Logan Pass
Mountain
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Mountain in the mirror
Mountain
Hidden lake
Flower
Fall
Fall
Big horn sheep
Mom and kid
Mountain view from logan pass