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Today was a day of immense beauty and a reminder that, despite the remoteness we can occasionally feel on this trip, the world keeps on going.
We woke up late in Okanogan. We really needed the rest after the backpacking in Glacier. My injuries felt a lot better. Even my face has begun to return to it’s usual appearance. We loaded up the car and decided to grab a hot meal before leaving. Continue reading “Day 10 – A Quick Trip Through Reality and Beauty”
This morning, day 10, we took slow since we had to repack everything and it had been a late night so we needed some extra sleep. Unfortunately, Robert’s bum arm keeps him from doing too much, but I don’t mind taking point on things. We got everything reorganized and packed in the car before 11 and went next door to grab a good breakfast. Then we were off to North Cascades NP.
Continue reading “Day 10 – North Cascades with a Side of Reality”Today we left the back country. I am relieved to be done. I love how scenic Glacier is but, after yesterday, I’m glad to be out of it (I think my nightmares will be haunted by visions of being pushed towards a cliff and the sounds the winds make going through the pass – they sound like a jet engine that’s really close). Continue reading “Day 8 – Out of the Woods”
First off: good news, we weren’t eaten by a bear, so, woo! But today has been a day.
I was still a little sore this morning but a hike was doable. Planned is 2700ft up, 1800 ft down, so it should be easier on my knee. We left at 10 or so, and it should be a 6 hour hike, so, ideally, an early day.
Continue reading “Day 7 – Blown Away by Red Gap Pass (literally)”
We are in the backcountry, woo! What a ridiculously long day: 11 miles, 7.5 hours, 2480 feet up, 2518 feet down. The morning was frustrating because it was cold, I wanted to get up and see sunrise, the tent was wet, and we had to repack our backpacks before setting out for the trail. We still decided to stop at Johnson’s Cafe for a nice hot breakfast before setting off for the trail head to Elizabeth Lake via Ptarmigan Tunnel.
Continue reading “Day 6 – Lara is Slow and Glacier is Excruciatingly Gorgeous”Today is my first backpack hiking day. Let’s just start at the beginning of the day.
After a good night’s sleep, we once again wanted to be up for sunrise. I was able to get up 15 minutes before it and get out of the tent into the cold. Lara stayed in her warm sleeping bag. She had hoped (without communicating this desire to me) that I would open the rainfly so she could see it as well. Continue reading “Day 6 – Into the Woods”
We’re headed into Glacier NP’s back country this morning, we’ll be back in a couple of days and there will likely be a flurry of posts from both of us (Lara will be posting the backlogged days as well). Just bear with us, we should be able to get some good wifi on Sunday or Monday so we can post pictures.
For now, here’s the view we had from our campsite in Glacier:
Today was nice and relaxed. I wanted to get going somewhat early, but as we’ve mentioned, we’re bad at mornings. So we eventually got packed up, picked up some groceries and gas and got out of Helena to head up to Glacier NP. We checked the weather last night, so we knew we were in for a bit of wet, but we also were pleased to discover that the peaks had a new dusting of snow. Continue reading “Day 5 – Lara Needs To Catch Up On Her Blog Posts”
Today was a relatively quiet day. We left Helena to head up to Glacier. We had hoped to get on the road by 10. We started off pretty well we got breakfast at 9, had everything in the car by 9:45, and started it at 10… but… we needed to get some errands over with first. Gas, groceries, and a stop at the credit union delayed our departure until 10:45.The 5.5 hour drive was fairly straightforward. We had a small stretch on the interstate (30 miles), and saw some impressive cliffs. The highway driving was uneventful, except for some ridiculous winds. There were spectacular views of the Rockies to the west, abd awesome plains. Right before we got to St. Mary’s (the main Eastern entrance to Glacier) we drove through an open range… so, there were cows along the road, and, in a couple of cases, on the road.
Today, we bid farewell to the “Three Breasts” (if that’s what the French think breasts look like, well, they need to spend some time on the internet). Also, I got a decent night’s sleep. We’re getting much better at packing up camp now so, progress! Continue reading “Day 4 – “We punished ourselves yesterday, let’s do it again today.””