We rose early again to get to the park and get to Grinnell Glacier trail as we were told this was the trail/glacier to see. After a few stops and the construction we made it to the trail in about 3 hours. After searching for a place to park, in the shade, for the doggies, we made it to the trail head. Upon further investigation, we found the trail to be 5.5 miles, one way, but was closed at the 3.3 mile marker because of a snow dam, blocking the path. It is so crazy to us to stand at a trail head, the temp is about 75 degrees and half the trail is closed because of snow! We only had about an hour anyway because of the dogs. We hiked in for 30 minutes then out. It was a beautiful trail, but no glacier.
We moved on to go back through the park and decided to stop at Logan Pass, a very popular destination. They have a trail the hikes up the mountain to a lake called Hidden Lake. It's about a 4 mile hike. We just wanted to hike far enough up to the snow. We could not have done the entire hike anyway because a big sign was posted that the trail was closed at mile 1.3 because of dangerous bear activity. Oh Darn! Again, we were limited to time because of the dogs. That is okay. Despite being very limited on activities because of time, we are still glad we were able to do what we were able to do.
We are now back at the camper. Tomorrow is going to be a tourist day with a trip to some shops and a place that has a wooden maze, bumper boats, slides, etc. Then we will pack up to start our 30+ hour drive back to Indiana.
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