Apgar Mountain Summit

Glacier National Park, Montana

Woke with the sun coming up to a nice morning right on the shore of Lake McDonald. In need of a morning excursion prior to heading back to Missoula it seemed a summit bid of Apgar Mountain was the perfect choice. There is a great trail to the seldom used fire lookout and then a short brushy scramble to the summit itself. On the way up and on the way down the views are nice. This is one of the widest best maintained trails anywhere in Glacier. This was my first time up it and I need to take Geri Lynn here later this summer.

Of course by the time I got to the top views looking north into the park and the Lake McDonald valley were shrouded by clouds coming in from the northwest. Not the best for photos but still a nice view.

Because of my early start I saw a bit more wildlife than those who started later. I had this doe hold her place till I was within 6 feet of her then she got up and wanted to stay close to where we were although she sure kept an eye on me. Maybe she had a fawn close by and didn't want to get far from it. If so I never saw it. As many deer as I have been close to this was the most unusual encounter ever.