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www.columbiagrain.com Celebrating Our 40th Year Marketing Montana Grain, Oil Seeds and Pulses Worldwide Working with and for Montana Farmers Locally Managed and Community Minded Creating Jobs and Supporting the Local Economy e trail starts along the Trail of the Cedars loop, but you soon come to an intersection with your trail, the main Avalanche Lake Trail. Continue up the trail as it follows an enchanting, river-filled gorge. e rock was carved by ancient ice into loops and whorls, and the gorge steep and narrow. e trail gives you plenty of room, relieving worries about the kids approaching the edge. Still, it's best to keep an eye on them as your family explores the gorge. Eventually the trail leaves the gorge and enters forest. Evidence of avalanches is everywhere, although the signs can be misinterpreted or missed altogether without a ranger as your guide. e terrain is rolling, and the trail climbs and falls over mounds and humps: steep in places, but if you are with a ranger they will give you plenty of opportunities to rest along the way! (If you're on your own, just keep track of how everyone is feeling and take breaks as they are needed.) Be sure to stop at the wide opening to the le side of the trail in this forested section, for views up to Hidden Creek and the Hidden Lake Trail dropping off the top of Logan Pass. Keep and eye out for wildlife: bears are oen sighted on the hillside across the valley from where you stand. "Excerpted with permission om Glacier National Park: Adventuring with Kids (Mountaineers Books, June 2018) by Harley and Abby McAllister. Edited for length and clarity." "Glacier National Park: Adventuring with Kids is available in bookstores everywhere, or online from www.mountaineersbooks.org." Next, the trail breaks out of the older forest into smaller trees and more open terrain, indicating that you're geing close to the lake. You will soon catch a glimpse of a large logjam that formed at the base of the lake. You can leave the trail at this point and walk down to get your first lake views. Don't get too comfortable here though, as a beer place for stopping with a much larger, rocky sand beach waits around the corner. Follow the trail through more brushy areas, past a group of pit toilet bathrooms, and over a boardwalk to the main beach. Large rocks and driwood logs on the beach provide a rest spot for a satisfying break. e trail continues around the lake, but this is the final destination for most people. Enjoy your stay for as long as you like before heading back the way you came. Wild Flowers S MT SiG MT 55