Wandering to the Sun

Our second day of hiking led us to the St. Mary Falls and the Virginia Falls, east of Logan Pass. We took an early (-er) start this morning and made it to the trail head by about 11:30. Ha ha. If you've ever been to this part of the world, along this Going To The Sun Road, you know you can't do anything quickly - and you don't need to! The scenery is stunning. The weather this time of year is gorgeous. The tourists are at a minimum, so the road is pretty clear. And I couldn't even tell you what day it was. I haven't worn a watch since taking one off a month ago. Yikes, we've now been gone from our home for a month! Life is good. Sorry about all the rain back east, y'all, the temperature out here is lows 60's at night (0r cooler, depending on elevation) and upper 80's in the daytime (which lasts until about 10 pm, sundown.)

We almost hate getting in the car because the weather is so nice, but when we do, we seem to end up in a beautiful spot for a picnic lunch, or a scenic drive around glacial lakes. We haven't seen as much wildlife as we expected, but Lisa did spot a couple of wolves in a mountain medow, we rode by a herd of elk, saw some bighorn sheep, nearly collided with a deer (he veered off at the last moment, adrenaline rush for us), almost stepped on a snake, and watched an eagle grab some roadkill for a snack, and gazed at osprey soar over the canyons. Nice way to spend the weekend, eh? (it was the weekend, right?).