Spring 2017 doesn't officially begin until Monday.
However, with
DaveParker and the the moderators permission, I'm going to begin my annual running Trip Report today.
I think posting this way has worked out alright. Last year I visited the park on some 100 separate days during calendar year 2016.
Doing separate reports every time I drove over would be unwieldy and clutter up the Trip Report section of the chat.
I have fun trying to keep everyone posted on what's going on in the park--albeit from my own perspective.
It's my hope I can continue providing that perspective this coming season.
Comments and suggestions are welcome.
And so it begins....
Last week I became a new member of the
Glacier Mountaineering Society.
I believe there are number of chatters who are GMS members and I feel honored to join them.
I'm not much of a "mountaineer"; I'm a "rambler and scrambler".
However, I'm gonna give it a go!
Among the items on my bucket list for this year are doing as many peaks in the Logan Pass area as time, weather, and circumstance allows.
First on my list is the true summit of
The Dragon's Tail. The Dragon's Tail (if offered) would be my first choice for a GMS event during GMS week.
I'm kind of obsessed with getting up there after failing my solo attempt last year.
I'd also like to do
Reynolds,
Bearhat,
Clements,
Pollack,
Piegan from
Lunch Creek. Done
Piegan 3 times, but the "long way" via Piegan Pass. And done
Oberlin twice.
I do
not expect to do all those peaks with the
GMS However...
I believe I believe can learn a lot about these peaks from GMS members and get them done somehow this season.
And then, hopefully, I can pay it forward somehow.
The first event of the season on Sunday, the 19th will be my first event with GMS.
We'll be doing a short snowshoe trek on the Autumn Creek trail up at Marias Pass.
The weather should be nice although chilly and maybe windy--low thirties and wind 10-20mph and possibly gusting higher.
I just hope the snow is firm!
Today, Saturday was forecast to be rainy which it is...
So I begged boss lady for Friday AM off to get a little snowshoeing in before Sunday.
I wanted to get all my gear checked out, etc. It'd be embarrassing to show up for my first event and not be ready.
Here are a few shots from Friday's walk on the South Boundary trail.
The snow was good for snowshoeing although thin, patchy, and icy in places, two feet deep in others.
Since I had to get back to work in the afternoon, I just went out 2 miles to a nice spot for a picture and snack.
So 4 miles RT and about 350ft elev gain/loss.
I saw three people. Met two guys my age at the first switchback who were on their way back.
I'll get to the third person below.
I'll have some pics up asap. Photobucket is acting up on me att
pete
Friday, March 17th 2017. The trail begins over in the housing and Administration area of the park.
Looking back from the old bridge towards the "new" bridge.
I thought about jumping this lil creek but decided to step over using that log you see lower right. I'm not as frisky as I once was. I video'd it.
Some parts of the trail were kind of lousy like this. Normally an easy trail, but a little tricky in icy/crusty places. Falling would ruin your day.
Just above the 1st switchback going up this ridge. That is one of the two fellows I met who had gone out ahead of me.
Up the switchback.
I stopped here at 2 miles in on this nice overlook to snack and then head back.
A look at the river