Today I got to do my first real climbing hike. My buddy E and I, dressed in our rain gear, dropped the kiddos off at preschool then headed to skaters cabin to the trail West Glacier Trail head. At the head of the trail we stopped to view a memorial for a teenager that fell and died earlier this summer from the Mt McGinnis trail which is joined to the West Glacier trail. It was quite sad.
The beginning of the trail was wide and relatively flat, a very gradual climb. We crossed several rushing streams and some bridges. Then the trail started a more steep climb with lots of rocks. There was even a rocky part that was so steep and slippery it required handrails. Although I didn't need them much going up, I was quite thankful for them on the trip down! E and I walked about 55 min before having to turn around, not sure how long it would take us to get back down with my foot and wanting to make the 11:30 preschool pick up. We stopped where the trail made a VERY steep climb up a rocky staircase. It was a very fun hike. I was ecstatic that my foot could handle it and even surprised myself at the ease of the decent. I am very much looking forward to doing the whole trail next time and hopefully it won't be raining. I was pretty wet by the time we reached the car. Here are a few pictures of the trail and the views. I tried to get pictures of the steep rocky parts but don't think they came out that well.
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