Hidden Lake and St Mary Falls Trails, Glacier National Park, MT, 8/28/13

I call this the boardwalk trail.  It starts at Logan Pass at the Continental Divide and 

meanders uphill for 1.5 miles along small streams, carpets of wildflowers,

and a waterfall.

It was an overcast day and the sparkling alpine lake we expected appeared foggy and grey.  Worth noting is that with climate warming the alpine meadow surrounding the lake is receding and trees are moving up the hill, displacing the wildlife that lives in the alpine meadows. 

Four big horn sheep on the mountain side.   

This time I was able to focus enough to get a picture.

Marmots in the foreground.  Look to the upper right of the ridge.

Second short hike of the day: St Mary Falls.  We got off the Going-to-the Sun Road shuttle at the Gunsight Pass stop and hiked about 3/4 mile to Baring Fall where we had lunch and then followed the trail parallel to the road past St Mary Lake to the falls.  Caught the shuttle at the St Mary Fall stop. 

Couldn't take a picture of all three falls at once.  Above, the lower St Mary Falls

and the upper two falls. Jim said the falls had "good energy."

Short section of St Mary Lake, an unexpected find for us.
Another great day of hiking, about 6 miles in all and the last hike of a fabulous trio of hikes in Glacier National Park.