A new hiking partner and I picked a good day for this trip. The marine layer kept it cool, and the smoke wasn't bad, but he lives in Glacier and said they had a thunderstorm last night and a few small fires have started from lightning strikes back up in Canyon Creek. Hoping they get controlled quickly.
It's easy to see why this trail is popular, it's short and the grade is easy to moderate the whole way. Only the last water crossing posed any concern to me. The great thing is the glacial till keeps the moss off the rocks, so slipping wasn't an issue for me, and there were calf deep holes in between to step as well. Having said that use caution and take your time. Poles were helpful and I did put my sandals on here. My friend went barefoot. Showoff!
It's pretty awe inspiring at the overlook. There was a big group down at the glacial wall practicing climbing. We ascended the ridge for a while then dropped down for a closer view.
There was still a lot of flowers in the drainages, and we got wolf whistled by a few marmots. Bugs were bad down low on the return. The parking lot was pretty busy in the morning and afternoon.
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