Around the lake 7/12/2018

Today we drove south to the Two Medicine section of Glacier, about an hour south of St. Mary where we are staying. After making the turn on Route 49, the road takes you up a rough winding road to a spot that looks over the Lower Two Medicine Lake. The views are spectacular. We continued on to the North shore of Two Medicine Lake where we picked up a trail. After 2 days of longer trails, we decided to rest our feet with a shorter 4 mile hike.  Again we lucked out with cool, comfortable, blue-sky weather, perfect for hiking. As with other Glacier trails, the views were beautiful (of the lake, mountains and wildflowers). We usually stop to eat lunch somewhere along the trail, but decided not to do that as the trail was posted for bears that frequent the area.

We stopped on our way back north at that overlook on Lower Two Medicine Lake, and discovered 2
crosses off a small spur trail there. They were both memorials for Blackfeet Indians whose ashes had been scattered there. A more beautiful spot to send your ashes to the wind doesn't exist. Photos are here:

We opted to get dinner at the Two Sisters Cafe, a small restaurant just north of our campground. Great food, great service.
This photo of Two Sisters Cafe is courtesy of TripAdvisor