Sperry Chalet - 6/04/02
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Cold Glacial Falls |
Great Glaciated Valley |
Peaking Light |
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Tumbling Streams |
Sperry Chalet - 6/25/02
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BeaverMedicine Falls |
awe, how cute |
Falls once again |
Trickling falls on the Face of the Mountain |
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Water under the Snow |
Glacial Basin |
Lake McDonald |
Mighty Peak |
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Wind Corniced peak |
Back to the Flathead Valley |
Old Man Goat |
Beginning of Sperry Creek |
| This is my hike of choice
in the Lake McDonald Valley. The Sperry Chalet area, is also
known as Glacier Basin. When one reaches the area they see why.
You can tell a massive Glacier tore through all the rock and carved
out this basin. All around this small valley are huge cliffs of
stone with waterfalls trinkling down their massive faces like tears.
Awesome valley and your sure to see wildlife along the way.
Since the Going to The Sun didn't open till July 3rd, I hiked to this location 3 times. I never was here when the Chalet was open but, I'm sure it's better with it's closed. Early in the season Glacier is very empty and is a great time to hike. The mountains still have snow on them, the Gapers have yet to arrive, and the bears are getting their fat back.. |
