Glacier....sort of

We made it to Glacier National Park and are in a terrific campground just 2.5 miles from the West entrance to the park. Not only is Moose Creek RV Resort conveniently located, but they also offer  breakfast and serve scrumptious huckleberry pie! Regrettably, the West entrance to Glacier is the only entrance open, due to the pandemic. Another regrettable fact is that even though there are over 700 miles of hiking trails, in the park, very few of them are open. We decided to drive as far as we were allowed, on the Going to the Sun Road, and hike to Hidden Lake. We got up super early and made it to the trailhead ahead of almost everyone; (other than the people who had slept in their cars at the trailhead). The only problem we encountered was the crazy fog that greeted us at the top. I decided to hike through the fog and of course Hidden Lake remained completely hidden. The silver lining was I saw my first Bighorn sheep on the way back. Of course, the ultimate irony was Mark saw a whole herd while waiting for me in the parking lot!

As a side note; National Parks aren’t very dog friendly. The only trail that allows dogs, in Glacier, is a paved bike trail. We’ve discovered that after a couple days seeing the sights in a National Park, the best thing for us to do is look for dog friendly trails that adjoin the park. We found an amazing trail in the Great Bear Wilderness called Ousel Peak. It’s a pretty brutal hike where you climb almost 4,000’ in elevation in 3.6 miles, but the views from the top allowed a peek into Glacier and a great view of Harrison Lake.