Hidden Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana

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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