Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Hidden Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana

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Snow Covered Trail to Hidden Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana
Glacier National Park was our last stop during our Wyoming-Montana vacation last summer. One of the must-do hikes I listed in our itinerary was Hidden Lake. When I first saw pictures of the Hidden Lake, with the melting snow causing waterfall, and beautiful wildflowers adorning the majestic rugged peaks, I told myself, "we must go here!" 

However, probably we went to Glacier National Park too early enough ( we went here first week of July this year), that instead of being greeted by the most beautiful wildflowers adorning these rugged glacial peaks, we were greeted with thick covered snow instead. The supposed to be easy and short hike ( 1.5 mile one way, 500 ft climb), became somewhat a little bit arduous because of the slippery snow/ice on the trail.
Hidden Lake ( water can hardly be seen on the lake since it is still mostly covered by snow)
Despite not seeing the colorful Logan Pass from the mix of swaying wildflowers, we still continued to hike to Hidden Lake. We still had fun, not necessarily disappointed for not seeing the beautiful landscape of Hidden Lake and Logan Pass had it been beautifully adorned by wildflowers that I saw in the pictures. We actually enjoyed the cooler weather and snow here after a few days of heat in Yellowstone National Park.
view from Hidden Lake Overlook
The Hidden lake
(sadly, very little of the lake was seen because majority was covered in snow)
Ripples on Snow?
Hidden Lake Trail

On our way back to the parking lot, we were greeted by these bighorn sheep. I got scared when I saw them, that my instinct was to walk slowly to the restroom and lock myself there, however, to my dismay, the restroom was locked.
It was both exciting and scary to see bighorn sheep. While we kept our distance away from these bighorn sheep ( we still were on elevated platform near the trailhead and did not go down the parking lot), however, we saw a lady got out of their car and shoot pictures. She was so close. Thankfully, the bighorn sheep were the kind type and she was safe.
I wished the bighorn sheep would not go in our direction (towards the trailhead), and how happy I was to see them leaving the parking lot, crossed the street to the other side of the mountain.
Bighorn Sheep Running to The Other Side of Logan Pass
However, as we were about to leave the parking lot, we saw these bighorn sheep marching on the road.
And yes, they dictated our speed for a while on our way to our lodge at The Rising Sun. :)

You may want to check the summary of our adventure in Glacier National Park here.
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28 comments:

  1. Stunning photos,Betchai...Wow- July still snow there,I could imagine on winter the snow would probably on your knee.

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  2. the bighorn sheep marching on the road shot looks awesome Betchai! and yes of course everything here! those cool blue skies and the ripples on snow...sigh....dreaming of seeing hidden lake glacier national park one sweet day to add to my already very long list hahaha :-)

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  3. Gorgeous place, Betchai! Your last shot of the bighorn sheep was priceless..

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  4. Awesome scenery! And the bighorn sheep - they are tame? Can't imagine what would happen if they attack that lady!

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  5. What a place!!!!!!!!!!! Just beyond words to describe!

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  6. wow great photos! I wonder how it feels to walk in a snow-covered mountain and just be at one with nature.

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  7. AWWWW!! Such a wonderful place! I really wish I'm living there. :( I really like seeing places like those on your pictures. If I was there I will take more pictures maybe a thousand (:

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  8. ...and thank you so much for dropping by to my website and wishing me to win, I really wish that I will win since I really want to buy my own domain (:

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  9. It's beautiful even with the snow. The big horn sheep look like they rule the roost.

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  10. Lovely place! Want to visit it someday :)

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  11. I've done an article about Hidden Lake and I agree with you, mas maganda siya if those blooms flourishes, Nevertheless, I see you did have a good experience. Sayang nga lang, covered ng snow ang lake. BTW What's with bighorn, are thet aggressive enough to harm by-passers?

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  12. A winter wonderland!! I want to spend a family vacation on that place..Amazing pictures betchai! I love it!

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  13. simply amazing, the white+blue landscapes and then this amazing wildlife-encounter! thanks for taking us on this trip with u:-)

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  14. what a lovely adventure you guys had, i can truly see you did enjoy every single time u spend on that place....good evening..

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  15. wow so exciting! all your photos are beautiful. thanks for sharing your trip to us. i wish i could visit this beautiful place one day.. it doesnt look like its that cold there.

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  16. Never ever seen so much snow here in India!! I dont think I will be able to handle that much cold!! Its surreal beauty, and those sheep look cute!! A wonderful post as always.
    Have a nice day Betchai :)

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  17. I still think its a good place to go even without the flowers blooming. With amazing pictures you take, it sure can entice people to go to that Glacier Park in Montana.

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  18. stunning captures... thanks for sharing those amazing shots... i just hope i could visit places like this someday :))

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  19. I am still delighted by the white scenery which I have not experienced before.

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  20. Betchai, snow covered mountains and landscapes always tug at my heart. Those are some of the most spectacular photos I've seen. What a special place. If it weren't for those horns, those big horn would look absolutely passive, they are cute.

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  21. The snow there is beautiful. That woman was lucky those sheep didn't take offense to her. Those horns are there for a reason.

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  22. Amazing pictures - a reminder to me here in New York that Winter soon will be upon us!

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  23. Gosh, it is so beautiful there but I can hardly believe that it was still snowing in July! I guess it must be a bit warmer in August and September but then does it cool down again in October? Your photos are really lovely and I loved that one of the sheep parade.

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  24. It is still a beautiful sight even though the snow has not melted. Perhaps parks should be visited during the different seasons so we have a flavor of what it is like. I like your last pictures of the sheeps' behinds. I suspect you were going slower than 25 mph.

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  25. when we visited in August, (1970?) we were greeted with snow falling! As in the first snow of the year!

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