Firebrand Pass

Glacier National Park, Montana

Cloudy and a bit cold to start the day but clear enough for a two summit bid day. Got to the seldom used Lubec trailhead and started heading for Firebrand Pass. The fall colors along the trail were all fighting for attention and made the miles fly by as everywhere I looked was so colorful.

Clouds were on the move and the wind started getting fierce but the pass still looked good. Calf Robe Mountain had disappeared into the clouds but Red Crow Mountain was still looking good for a climb.

Then the weather moved in for good. This bird was trying to hang in against the wind, but the mountain behind it had completely disappeared, and then the rain started, and some of it was ice pellets.

Made it to the pass just because it was someplace to hike to. Any summits were out of the window for today. Looked around a little, but there was not much to see. The trail down was easy to follow but the scenery had completely changed so it was like hiking a different trail out rather than the way we had come. No mega fauna today, or at least none we could see although it was probably close by.

With no reason to camp out in the rain just to drive home in the AM, Matt and I headed back to Missoula and called it a good week up in the high country. Besides we both really needed a shower after 6 days.