Saturday, August 28, 2010

Storing local vegetables for winter with our new Food Saver (thanks Mom and Dad)

Friday night with Grandpa and Grandma Newland

Friday, August 27, 2010

Monday, August 23, 2010

Sunday - Kerplunk! - Kintla Lake - Final day hike, 5.2 miles - Janae and I hiked over 50 miles during the trip - Glacier National Park

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Saturday - Morning canoe ride at Swiftcurrent Lake + 2.1 miles hike at Lake McDonald - Glacier National Park
Friday - After a long hike alone (Janae's feet needed a rest) which
included a grizzly sighting at 15 ft, I returned to the lodge to see my
wife on the lookout for my return.
















Iceberg Lake (including a swim in the 38 degree water) and Ptarmigan Tunnel (picture taken from the tunnel looking down to Ptarmigan Lake) - 17.8 miles - Glacier National Park

Thursday - Kootenai Lake - A bull moose as seen through binoculars -
6.5 miles - Glacier National Park

Wednesday - Swiftcurrent Pass after an overnight at Granite Chalet -
Janae looking at our final destination, the last lake - 10.1 miles -
Glacier National Park
Tuesday - Granite Chalet (pictured below), the ranger fending off three Grizzlies with a pan and spoon - 7.6 miles - Glacier National Park
















A night's stay at the Granite Chalet requires a 7.6 mile hike. It was built by the Great Northern Railroad in 1914 and has no running water and no electricity, but offers amazing views, rustic, yet comfortable, accommodations and the camaraderie of fellow hikers.

Monday - Hidden Lake + Lower Medicine Lake - 6.5 miles - Glacier National Park

Sunday - Avalanche Lake w/ John's Loop - 7.6 miles - Glacier National Park

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Saturday - Bowman Lake - 5.5 miles - Glacier National Park
Friday - Lake McDonald, West Shore trail - 2.1 miles - Glacier National Park

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Monday, August 2, 2010