Stubbornness

When we say Glacier is in the wilderness, we mean it.  There is no internet nor cell phone service (well, maybe if you hold your phone just right in the just right place).  This applies to all areas outside of the park as well.  I posted the first blog from a far away private campground laundry mat where we washed clothes.  As soon as the manager realized I was using his precious internet, he started making comments about it being only for campers use and he shut me down.

So, here we sit in the comfy confines of the Minneapolis Weston Hotel finishing what we intended to be a day to day journal of our latest kooky hiking adventure.

We will not give up until every hike has been documented throughout cyber space.

So, without further ado, I give you perhaps the best day hike we have taken through the years, Siyeh Pass via Preston Park.  It's a 9.5 mile round trip with a 2,000 ft. elevation gain through flower filled meadows to an incredible mountain pass to the edge of Sexton Glacier.

After a 1,500 ft. climb through a forest, we came upon Preston Park, where the flowers put the wild in wildflowers.  Make sure to click these photos to full size.  This is also supposed to be grizzly bear country, but luckily we didn't see one on this day.

Rising the final 500 ft. from Preston Park to Siyeh Pass

Rising above the pass to the edge of Sexton Glacier.  Suddenly, it's about 20 degrees cooler and the winds are ripping.

Returning from the Siyeh back to Preston Park, you can see Piegan Glacier in the distance. 

Star's step tells me, "Wow, that was fun!"