None of the girls were brave enough to venture into the frigid waters, but the guys actually spent a fair amount of time swimming, playing frisbee in the water and (surprise) throwing rocks.
We all brought our camping chairs and had a great time eating food and reading books and magazines.
The local wildlife also had a great time eating the cheeto we accidentally dropped. I've never seen a chipmunk stuff its mouth so quickly. I imagine it was in for an impressive stomach-ache later that day.
And here are the gals, enjoying our fun in the sun!
And of course, here's a shot of an activity we did several times during the trip:
The next day we felt rejuvenated enough to go on another hike. This time we took the suburban on the Going-to-the-Sun road and drove halfway on it to Glacier Pass (which fell along the Continental Divide).
The road was definitely steep, and occasionally the builders decided that guard rails were not necessary. While everyone else was craning their necks out of the suburban and commenting on what a sheer drop it was off the side of the road, I was pressed up against the opposite side of the car just praying Brian was a good drive (which he was). I have a very acute fear of heights. But we made it there and back, and it was definitely worth the few moments of road-stress. This second hike was even more incredible than the first. We were up so high that the view was incredible.
Plus we got to see a lot more wildlife, both big and small. There were ground squirrels:
And marmots (I think):
Plus plenty of mountain goats (from a distance):
Which divided their time between the green pastures and the icy glaciers.
And even more impressive than the goats, I thought, were the bighorn sheep:
Here's Joel and I next to one of the glaciers:
Okay I feel like that's enough pictures for this post, so I'll save the best for last. At the end of the hike we came to an area that overlooked Hidden Lake. I'll post those next!
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