This is the second part of our trip, TR of the first part (Grand Teton NP) is here https://www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7970159
We spent 9/1 driving from the Tetons up through Yellowstone and made it up to Missoula a little past midnight
We did a quick car tour of Yellowstone, some pictures below
The next day we drove from Missoula to Big Fork and did a hike in the Jewel Basin area, south of Glacier NP.
9/2 - Birch Lake - 6 miles RT
Birch Lake
Birch Lake
Scot on trail
Martha Lake and Flathead Valley
Martha Lake
9/3 - Gunsight Lake - 12 some miles RT
This trail goes downhill first and then just a bit of uphill before the lake. Gunsight Lake is beautiful, but we didn't have nice weather on this hike
sign
view along the way
Gunsight Pass at a distance
view along the way
Gunsight Lake
Scot at Gunsight Lake
9/7 - Cracker Lake - 12 some miles RT
This is a horse trail the first part was really muddy but it got much better after a couple of miles This is a super beautiful lake and I fell in love with it It might have to be my new favorite lake
sign
on the way to Cracker Lake
Cracker Lake
9/8 - Piegan Pass - 9 some miles RT
Hmmm.... we wanted to do the one-way hike from the Sun Road TH at Siyeh Bend to Many Glacier Hotel, but the park shuttles are done for the season so we couldn't I didn't want to thumb it back all the way from the Hotel, that is far! So we did an out-and-back, which turned out nice also. The last 2 miles of this trail leading up to the Pass is really scenic! We hiked up to the Pass and went on a bit further and looked down into the Many Glacier valley complex, excellent views!
This hike can be combined with Siyeh Pass - adds 4 miles to the total distance.
view from road
view along the way
view along the way
view along the way
Scot at Piegan Pass
other side of Piegan Pass
Glacier National Park
Scot at Piegan Pass
We drove home on the 9th but will be back next summer
♫ You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. And you're the one who will decide where you'll go. Oh the places you'll go. - Dr. Seuss
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♫ You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. And you're the one who will decide where you'll go. Oh the places you'll go. - Dr. Seuss
Nice photos.... I so want to go to GNP.
Any griz sightings?
No griz sightings in GNP this year, but we saw a black bear mama with 3 kiddos, they are awful cute!
We saw a grizzly teenager in the Tetons
grizzly
grizzly
♫ You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. And you're the one who will decide where you'll go. Oh the places you'll go. - Dr. Seuss
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♫ You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. And you're the one who will decide where you'll go. Oh the places you'll go. - Dr. Seuss
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We did a quick car tour of Yellowstone, some pictures below 
This is a super beautiful lake and I fell in love with it 
It might have to be my new favorite lake 
I didn't want to thumb it back all the way from the Hotel, that is far! So we did an out-and-back, which turned out nice also. The last 2 miles of this trail leading up to the Pass is really scenic! We hiked up to the Pass and went on a bit further and looked down into the Many Glacier valley complex, excellent views!
This hike can be combined with Siyeh Pass - adds 4 miles to the total distance.
but will be back next summer 
