02/06/2026
For Memorial Day weekend I was able to spend about a day and a half in Glacier. It was way busier than I anticipated, but I guess, looking back, I shouldn't be surprised as it's the "start to the summer" holiday weekend.
On Friday, I drove up after work and hiked up to Avalanche Lake for the first time. Surprising, I know, since I've been to Glacier probably 20 or 30 times at this point. Weather didn't do what I was hoping it would do and instead of having a cool sunset, it rained and rained and there was no good sunset light, sadly. The advantage of the weather though is I had the lake to myself and got to enjoy some peace at possibly the busiest, most visited destination in the park.
After hiking back from Avalanche, in the dark, I took a three or four hour nap to recover a bit. Woke up at 3am or so, drove to Two Medicine for sunrise. Again, the weather I hoped for eluded me, this time with boring cloudless sky, so sunrise less than exciting. I was, however, the first person into Two Medicine, so I parked and started my hike. I had Two Medicine to myself for the entire morning, which was also quite the treat. During this time, I hiked and it was me and a number of moose.
After this, I got to go out to see Chief Mountain, which I've only seen once in passing.
In any case, here are a few photos from my trip.
Please enjoy!
