Logging Lake
Glacier National Park, MT
July 6- 9, 2007
My
nephew Matthew Reardon fishing in the fading light on Logging Lake
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TOP MOMENTS
OF THE TRIP
- Our
entire group getting back to the trailhead after an epic hike out
- The taste
of freshly cooked cutthroat trout
- Danielle,
Matthew, and Jenni create rock bridge across Adair Creek
- Hearing
the crash of pine trees around us during a heavy windstorm
- Realizing
that Mountain House chicken teriyaki isn't that bad
-
Participating in impromptu camp games hosted by Grandma and Janet
- Laughing
at David's sound effects when hoisting his food bag
- Reading "SSN"
by Tom Clancy in my tent
- Enjoying
the sunrise from our campsite at the lower end of the lake
- Viewing
the familiar peaks at the upper end of Logging Lake
WORST
MOMENTS OF THE TRIP
- Did I
already mention the hike out?
- Trying to
figure which dang "phase" we were hiking on
- That
sinking feeling of realizing you're all out of toilet paper
- The visit
from the nosy rangers
- Sharing
catatonic stares with campmates after hiking in 90 degree heat
- Because
of the warm weather, the fishing as almost non-existent
- Realizing
that Jenni's hydration bladder was empty only 2 miles up the trail
- Trying to
pump water through a quickly clogging water filter
- Any joke
told in camp
- The thick
brush on the trail bordered on the unbearable
WEIRD
MOMENTS OF THE TRIP
- An eerie
howling wind blowing through the burn area
- Looking
up at a large swaying snag that had a crack 15 feet up
- Having to
go pee during the middle of the night in grizzly country
- Finding
my tent door flaps slightly opened after the ranger visit
-
Questioning my sanity on numerous occasions
- Having a
helicopter fly buzz our camp at 6:30 in the morning
- Finding
that someone in the camp had decided to go skinny dipping in the lake
IF I HAD IT
TO DO OVER AGAIN I WOULD HAVE...
- Called
for an airlift on the hike out
- Packed my
harpoon and snorkle to enhance my fishing chances
- Worn a
special joke filtering sound system
- Packed
three times as much Charmin toilet paper
- Began the
hike in the middle of the night when it was cooler
- Dusted my
tent for fingerprints
- Packed a
machete to aid in navigating the upper trail
- Ponder
staying in a resort in White Fish and faking this whole report
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