The summer of 2019 included our usual adventures in Glacier National Park, including bike rides on the Going to the Sun road before it was open to cars, a weekend camping at Two Medicine, a four-night backpacking trip into the Belly River region, two weekends at the cabins in Many Glacier, and a two-night stay at Granite Park Chalet. We bought kayaks this spring, which added a new way to explore the area, and over the course of the summer we managed to kayak on most of the major lakes in the park. Paula also added a few more peaks to her list of Glacier summits, including Mount Gould for her 50th peak in the park and a fun climb up Little Matterhorn that involved a solo backpack into the Sperry Campground and a chance to see the changes from the Sprague Fire and the current status of the Sperry Chalet reconstruction.
An early May trip over to Many Glacier with our bikes 
The bighorn sheep hang out in the Many Glacier Valley in May 
And so do the moose 
And a grizzly bear sow and two yearlings 
An early season hike to St. Mary Falls; saw some great wildflowers too 
Shooting stars 
Paintbrush 
Early beargrass 
Paintbrush 
Clematis 
Monks hood 
Loon on Blanchard Lake 
Looking south from the summit of Clements 
Logan Pass from the summit of Clements 
Apikuni Falls 
Mount Henkel from the basin above Apikuni Falls 
Sitting on the summit of Apikuni watching the clouds come and go 
Paddling Swiftcurrent Lake 
We had to walk a few sections between Swiftcurrent Lake and Lake Josephine 
Surf’s up on Lake Josephine 
Sue showing off her technique when we ran the riffle coming downstream 
An unbelievably calm morning on St. Mary Lake 
Wild Goose Island up close 
Mergansers hanging out on Wild Goose Island 
Our destination – Heavy Runner 
Heavy Runner in profile 
Looking south to Gunsight and Edwards 
Clements and Oberlin 
Glaciers! 
The view north to Siyeh, Matahpi, and Going to the Sun 
True summit of Heavy Runner 
Mount Gould via Gem Glacier – aiming for the notch where you can just see the glacier peeking out 
Gem Glacier up close 
Looking down on three glaciers from the ridge 
View from the summit 
Obligatory summit photo – my 50th peak in Glacier! 
Now you can really see Grinnell Glacier 
Nice beargrass on the trail below Gould 
Heading back to Logan Pass 
Headed to Piegan Pass 
Great wildflowers 
At Piegan Pass 
Iceberg Lake in the fog 
Moose right off the trail 
Never Laughs Mountain on the left skyline 
Rising Wolf and Two Medicine Lake from the summit of Never Laughs 
Snow on Sinopah and surrounding peaks after the overnight rain 
Heading out on Pray Lake 
Pulling the boats from Pray Lake to Two Medicine Lake 
Two Medicine Lake is calm for now 
The wind is picking up as we head back to camp 
Heading up the Pitamakan Pass trail 
Flinsch Peak and Mount Morgan 
Oldman Lake 
The first evidence of the Sprague Fire on the lower portion of the Sperry Trail 
Pictures can’t really capture the changes from the fire 
Not surprisingly, there’s a lot of fireweed 
You could hear this waterfall before, but you couldn’t see it, and you couldn’t see the chalet from here either 
The view up to Comeau Pass hasn’t changed 
Campsite with a view 
Sunset at Sperry Campground 
This guy woke me up around 5 AM – I can’t imagine why he’s digging there! 
Looking back towards the chalet from the trail up to Comeau Pass, you can really see the burn line 
As expected, there was a goat greeting party on the trail to Comeau Pass 
Thou shalt not pass! This mom did not yield the trail, so I went around… 
My destination – Little Matterhorn 
Lots of great scenery as I worked my way down to the base of Little Matterhorn 
Getting closer now 
Looking down on the Snyder Creek drainage, you can clearly see the burn lines 
Looking across to Floral Park from part way up the east ridge 
Looking down on Avalanche Lake from the summit 
Now you see it… 
…now you don’t 
Heading in to the Belly River from Chief Mountain Trailhead 
View from the Belly River suspension bridge 
Looking up the Mokowanis River valley as we head to Glenns Lake 
Chief Mountain in the background 
The view across Cosley Lake 
The view down valley from the head of Glenns Lake – notice the clouds building! 
Mokowanis Lake (with Pyramid Falls hiding in the trees) 
Pyramid Falls 
First view of Margaret Lake 
Margaret Lake up close 
Looking across the Margaret Lake outflow to Mount Cleveland 
Stoney Indian Peaks 
Looking down on Glenns Lake and Cosley Lake 
Mount Merritt from the Stoney Indian Pass Trail 
Another view across Cosley Lake 
Evening contemplation 
One last view on our way back out 
A break in the rain on our hike into Granite Park Chalet 
A bear that was hanging out near the chalet 
Heavens Peak above the clouds 
The view from Grinnell Glacier Overlook 
Sunrise 
Red sky morning… 
Pika gathering his food store for the winter 
Haystack Butte 
Clouds coming in over Logan Pass 
Sixty seconds to whiteout! 
McDonald Creek Valley through a break in the clouds
PMF Adventures 