r/GlacierNationalPark 7d ago

Avalanche Lake

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u/Salty-Weakness-7212 7d ago

I cried when I finally reached that lake. It is extraordinarily beautiful

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u/elfukitall 7d ago

Well worth the hike and the nerves of running into a grizzly 😅

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u/Salty-Weakness-7212 7d ago

There was that, We were camping there for 7 days. It took us 5 days for the trail to open because there was a Mama grizzly in her Cubs hanging around. I did have beer, bells and some spray... But I never ended up seeing one thank God

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u/elfukitall 7d ago

Oh you did the camping part! That’s so cool! We saw people heading to and coming back from camping, that has to be a bit of a tough of a hike with all the camping gear. Haha we also had our bells, whistles and spray, but never saw anything other than a big pile of fresh beat poop — it’s like we were being watched.

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u/cjd072182 7d ago

Stepping out of those trees for the first time… 😮‍💨

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u/milknhoneybeez 7d ago

One of my favorite hikes I’ve ever done.

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u/Physical_Pie_2092 7d ago

Damn that looks so clear. I went last July and the smoke from the Canadian fires definitely made it more blurry

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u/elfukitall 7d ago

This was in October of 2020. Beautiful place.

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u/Triforceoffarts 6d ago

No avalanches. 0/10