We woke relatively early and started driving the Going to the Sun road.  I’d been warned that parking at the top of the pass was limited and would fill by 11am or so.  As we started driving up the mountains on the loop – a huge switchback – the views got better and better.  I pulled over several times to take pictures.  We got to Logan Pass at around 11am, and the lot was already full.  Within a few minutes we’d followed someone back to their car and claimed their parking space when they pulled out.  We saw a big horned sheep just outside the ranger station in the meadow. 

The Hidden Lake Trail rises 500’ over 1.5 miles to the overlook, then falls another 750’ over another 1.5 miles to Hidden Lake.  Dusty decided to hike it, along with a stream of others.  The views got more and more spectacular as you got away from the parking lot and higher into the moutains.  Eventually the trail leveled out, and I saw 6 white mountain goats, including 2 kids.  The adults weren’t afraid of people, and crossed the trail right near us.  The kids were quite skittish, and stayed close to their moms.  Hidden Lake was breathtaking.  When I got back 20 minutes later or so, the mountain goats were still near the trail and all the people walking by. 

Click here for a 1.2 meg panorama of Hidden Lake