Through a forest of gray spires, the hike to Glen Lake offered us the immense vistas of the Bitterroot Mountains. I have also enjoyed the Glen Lake hike as it is relatively easy and a cruise. The biggest plus is the short additional hike to No Name Lake, a small, shallow pond that sits in a high cirque. On this day, my two stars were Vida RZ and Silent Jeff (I even talked Jeff into carrying the DJI Phantom 4 in the woods).

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Jeff and Vida setting out...I'm lagging behind being a photo-geek
Jeff and Vida setting out…I’m lagging behind being a photo-geek
Ridge before descending into Glen Lake...this is also the Wilderness area boundary
Ridge before descending into Glen Lake…this is also the Wilderness area boundary
Finally, arriving at Glen Lake
Finally, arriving at Glen Lake
Who doesn't love high lakes in the mountains
Who doesn’t love high lakes in the mountains
Vida loves it!
Vida loves it!

The Gash Point Fire scorched the landscape

Finally, arriving at Glen Lake

Flora of Glen Lake Trail
Western Groundsel – Senecio integerrimus
Rocky Mountain groundsel – Senecio streptanthifolia
Pink Mountain-heath – Phyllodoce empetriformis
Rocky Mountain groundsel – Senecio streptanthifolia
Mountain Arnica – Arnica latifolia
American Vetch ~ Vicia americana
Yellow Beardtongue – Penstemon confertus
Small-flower Beardtongue – Penstemon procerus
Sticky Cinquefoil – Potentilla glandulosa
Beargrass – Xerophyllum tenax
Beargrass – Xerophyllum tenax
Bracted Lousewort – Pedicularis bracteosa
Curve-beak Lousewort – Pedicularis contorta

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