{"id":4102,"date":"2020-03-28T14:46:52","date_gmt":"2020-03-28T06:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=4102"},"modified":"2020-03-28T14:46:52","modified_gmt":"2020-03-28T06:46:52","slug":"20190726highline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/28\/20190726highline\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 15 of 2019 Western US Tour, July 26, Highline and Garden Wall Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our sixth and last day in Glacier National Park.
\nMy plan of the day was to hike Highline and Garden Wall Trail, probably the second most popular day hike route in Glacier National Park, behind Grinnell Glacier Trail. And there would be spectacular views of Grinnell Glacier at the top of Garden Wall, encore to what I explored four days ago.<\/p>\n

\"Overlooking<\/a>

<\/br>Overlooking Glaciers from Garden Wall<\/p><\/div>
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Having had a perfectly restful night in the comfort of hotel beds in Kalispell, we set off at 8:30 for Glacier National Park.
\n(Despite it doesn’t look too far on the map, it took us over two hours with a few stops on the way to reach Logan Pass.)<\/p>\n

\"Country<\/a>

 \"Country<\/a><\/br>Country Road<\/br>It only took 40 minutes in thoroughfares like this to reach the outskirts of Glacier National Park.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Helicopter\"<\/a>

<\/br>Helicopter<\/br>We happened to spot this helicopter taking off just by the road.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Unlike previous day-hikes in the park, Highline Trail is a one-way trail, and Garden Wall Trail is its spur. Like most people, I decided to take Highline Trail in the easy direction, starting at Logan Pass (2025m in elevation) and finishing at the Loop (1308m).<\/p>\n

\"McDonald<\/a>

<\/br>McDonald Falls<\/br>We made a brief stop here (mainly because we didn’t feel like stuck behind a line of snail-speed cars). But since the view’s rather obscured, we quickly moved on.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Plateau\"<\/a>

 \"Ridge<\/a><\/br>Ridge from Heaven’s Peak<\/br>The same ridge viewed from below (left) and above (right).<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Going-to-the-Sun<\/a>

 \"Going-to-the-Sun<\/a><\/br>\"Going-to-the-Sun<\/a> \"Going-to-the-Sun<\/a><\/br>Going-to-the-Sun Road<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Alder<\/a>

<\/br>Alder Creek<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Heavens<\/a>

 \"Heavens<\/a><\/br>Heavens Peak<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mount<\/a>

 \"Mount<\/a><\/br>Mount Oberlin<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Pollock<\/a>

<\/br>Pollock Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Valley\"<\/a>

<\/br>Valley<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Weeping<\/a>

 \"Weeping<\/a><\/br>Weeping Wall<\/br>A section of waterfall falling onto Sun Road.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Hillside\"<\/a>

<\/br>Hillside<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mountains\"<\/a>

<\/br>Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n

\"McPartland<\/a>

<\/br>McPartland Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Road<\/a>

 \"Road<\/a><\/br>Road Bridge<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Distant<\/a>

 \"Distant<\/a><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Snow<\/a>

<\/br>Snow Patches by Road<\/br>Seemed like a good idea for photograph.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\"Tour<\/a>

<\/br>Tour Bus<\/br>This bus was crawling uphill at a patience-testing speed of 12mph, which certainly wasn\u2019t the most welcome on this road.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\"Array<\/a>

 \"Array<\/a><\/br>Array of Mountains<\/br>North of Logan Pass<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

So after stretching myself at Logan Pass, I headed onto Highline Trail at 10:40am.
\nAnd here’s GPS tracking:
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