Glacier Basin, Emmons Moraine — Wednesday, Jul. 13, 2022

I arrived at the trailhead at 6:45AM on Wednesday July 13th. I hiked most of the Emmons Moraine trail but got lost at the end (even with Gaia/GPS I couldn't make out where the trail went it seemed to just go in circles) and the clouds/mist was totally obscuring the view anyway so pressed on to Glacier Basin. I didn't run into anyone until about 9:15AM when I crossed campers returning to TH. The last 3/4 mile or so of the trail is snow covered but I didn't feel the need to put on my microspikes. Even kids were trooping through it just fine. When I reached Glacier Basin I was warned of a bear and did eventually see it way off in the distance. First time seeing a bear on a hike so I was pretty stoked. Lots of campers returning to TH at this point so I didn't stay too long but the view was absolutely stunning. I was glad to have gotten an early start, I can't imagine how packed the space must have been later in the day. I passed maybe ~45 folks total. Got back to my car at around 11:15AM.