July 26, 2008: We rise for the sunrise over the hotel and Swiftcurrent Lake. After breakfast, we hike to Red Rock Falls. We are the only ones without bear spray - big mistake! Get your bear spray. While we did not run into any bears, we were a bit self conscious about it. About half-way through the hike, I looked behind our group. This coyote was following us down the trail. Later on, we spied this momma moose and her two babies taking a nap in the woods. Red Rock falls was an easy hike for the family. Flat and probably 3 - 4 miles round trip. Plenty of area to explore around the falls and a great picnic spot for lunch. The views are to die for - spectacular.That evening, my wife went on a short car ride to the road entering the Many Glacier section of the park. Dusk tends to bring out the wildlife - grizzlies in particular. There were a couple only 100 - 200 yards off the road foraging in the field. Difficult time for photos of wildlife, but a grizzly siting nonetheless. There was one false charge at a guy who apparently has been living in a cave for the past 50 years and ignores all the warnings of "do not approach the bears", "stay in your car" and any other common sense, basic instinct of self-survival that your brain might trigger. On the other hand, the rest of the crowd might have gotten some GREAT photos to talk about had he sacrificed himself for our vacation photos....(kidding.....sort of).
I, on the other hand, sat on my balcony overlooking Swift Current Lake from the Many Glacier Hotel drinking a beer and watching the sun set. Not sure who made the best choice.
