Despite the clouds and drizzly weather, we headed around to the other side of the park (75 mile trip one way). Our first stop was Two Medicine, near the East entrance. We had a picnic lunch along the river.This is the view from our picnic tableThen we took a short drive to this beautiful falls!
Continuing our drive we made a stop at a deli to buy a whole huckleberry pie (it was delicious!!) We drove through the town of Babb (Keith wanted me to include that tidbit in the blog...) We went to the Many Glaciers entrance where we climbed up to the Apakuni Falls. (and I do mean UP). It was a 1 mile hike with a climb of 700 ft. It was hard, but so worth it for this view of the falls.Plus there were such pretty wildflowers on the path!
We went to a ranger program at the campground. It was
about the early years of Glacier NP. Great Northern Railroad promoted the Park
as an alternative to a European cruise for wealthy people on the East coast.
Many lodges were built in the Park and "dudes" arrived to experience
thrilling trail rides. So, in the early years Glacier was a dude ranch for the
wealthy!
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