Our final day of exploring in Glacier and we used it to hike Avalanche Lake - I'd given up on Hidden Lake at this point and Avalanche seemed like a great alternative. We almost couldn't find parking even at 7:30 AM, but ended up finding a hidden spot and we were good to go! The trail begins through a neat gorge section before heading up to the lake. The kids are pro hikers by now and I think we hiked around 20-25 miles total on the trip. I'm excited for possibilities for upcoming summers of hiking with them!
Back at camp we had a lake day and brought all the toys down to play with. It was a little windy which was the only bad thing - we finally got some hot weather.
We went into the tiny town of Apgar and explored a little bit down there, too, before coming back to camp. At this point, late in the day, the wind had started to die down and I finally got to go on the paddle board, something that had been a vacation goal that finally got realized!
One last night at camp included aa big dinner - gotta cook everything that's left - bike tag, and a Farkle competition. We also prepped for an early morning departure. We were able to leave by 7:00 AM and made it back to Seattle by 3:00 (time change gave us an extra hour). We had time to go to Aqua Club and clean up from the trip. Bonus! What a great vacation together! We are busy planning next year's trip and have a few spots in mind to start researching!
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