Glacier National Park, Montana
Cloudy skies as Alex, Matt and I headed for Glacier for a week of backcountry. Weatherman said "a few stray showers in far northwest Montana, but otherwise dry". They were wrong, not even close to what was about to happen. We got our permits in the backcountry office and stepped out to the truck in a rain shower. It rained enough on the way to the lake that I kept my camera put away to stay dry. This was one shot I took. The forest is still very pretty but not photogenic.
Made it to the campsite at the lake and the rain let up. Long enough to set up the tents and make dinner. But shortly after we had everything ready for the night it started to rain again so we retreated to the tents and visited through the fabric.
In the morning it was no better. The clouds still obscured the peaks. Edwards Mountain is somewhere behind this ridge. This was the best view I had of it. The colors were amazing even with the rain.
The hike back to the truck for a trailhead change went by quickly, but the camera stayed put away. Good news is that my rain gear worked and my tent kept me dry.
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