2021 Hike 21: Twin Falls at 2 Medicine Lake - Glacier

This was our first hike in Glacier National Park! Neither Brook nor I have been to Glacier, and this was Brook’s first road trip, so this was a milestone! For this hike, we actually took a boat tour from the launch to the other side of the lake, and walked the trail from there.

On the boat, going to the trailhead

Once on the other side of the lake, the trail was a fairly flat, with a slight incline about a mile and a half in, until we reached the falls.

At the base of the falls

One thing we were not prepared for, was the amount of bugs that decided to appear and feast on our blood, sweat, and sanity. Thankfully, the wind was up though, so they were kept at bay for a bit, and we got a chance to wade out a bit into 2 medicine.

Posing pensively on the lake shore

The interesting thing about this lake, is it’s actually about 4000 feet above sea level. This means that I would actually be looking down about 1000 feet to the top of Tiger Mountain that I did earlier this year. Weird!