*I hope people use their own wise judgement when hiking always plan ahead and be prepared. One should never go beyond their abilities.*

Over the years I've had a few goals my first was to Summit all the Peaks of Waterton. Here is My Waterton Summit List I completed that goal on September 26, 2016.

My next goal I'm still working on and that is to summit the 6 10,000 foot Summmits of Glacier National Park. I have one left Kintla.

My 2018 Goal that I accomplished was to summit 40 peaks in my 40th year and that I finished on September 26, 2018.

Not sure what will be my next goal, once Glacier's Summits are done?

I commonly use 3 Hashtags on my social media. The first one is #itookthepathlesstraveledby which is to reference this blog. The next two relate to my father and grandfather who were also hikers. #milesformarkellingson is to remember my
Dad, Mark Ellingson and #dustfromthetrailandhowitsettledonme is to remember my Grandfather Earl Ellingson

October 26, 2015

Floral Park Traverse to Sperry Chalet and out Via Gunsight Pass August 26-27, 2015

This was a hike that was long in the preparing, as one has to book the Sperry Chalet almost a year in advance.  It is definitely worth the money and time to prepare for.  We had a rather large group and it was nice to have varying abilities and experience on this hike.  I didn't prepare much since I knew others would know the way to go.  We started early August 26 from the Logan's Pass Visitor center.  We then traveled to Hidden lake and then up and over to the Floral Park and up the Sperry Glacier and then over Comeau pass and down to the Chalet.  It was plenty of up and down and I was sure tired by the time we reached the Chalet for the night.  The Meal there was great and the sleep was good aside from the squeaky beds.  The next morning we got up and then headed out via the Gunsight pass.  The visibility was ok the first day, but much poorer the 2nd.  There had been many forest fires that can be blamed for that but the trip was still amazing.
Sun rise from Logan's Pass visitor center

Hidden Lake with Bearhat Mountain to the right

Bearhat reflection on the lake

Couple shot!

Clements Mountain reflection on Hidden Lake

Looking back on Hidden Lake

Looking down on Avalanche Lake

Another couple shot

Sperry glacier now in sight

Looking down on Mary Baker Lake and the "Floral Park"

Mary Baker Lake resting nicely below the Sperry Glacier

This "Floral park" wasn't so floral this trip, it has been a really dry year but they say this meadow is quite beautiful when in full blomb

Stair like ridge just below Mary Baker Lake

Melting ponds of Sperry Glacier

Glacier carvings on the rock, quite impressive

More melting ponds below the Glacier

Another Couple shot

Where the Glacier has receded you can see how over the years it has pushed large amounts of rock to the left 

Looking back at where we came, we were on that ridge in the middle of the picture just hours before

Cool rock formations

Walking on the snow pack (and some sliding)

Comeau Pass stairs (they had to use explosives to clear this area out)

Turkey Dinner at Sperry Chalet

Our abode for the night

Sperry Chalet

Another view of the Chalet

Day two heading out to Gunsight Pass

Great view but a little hazy (Lake Ellen Wilson)

Lake Ellen Wilson again

Closest I've ever been to a Grizzly, he didn't care much for us!

Gunsight Lake

Nice meadow after Gunsight lake on trail to Jackson Glacier overlook

The 2015 forest fire aftermath we drove by


Google Track of Day 1

Stats for day 1:
(GPS signal was lost for a bit on the hike so track is incomplete)
Total distance: 18.41 km (11.4 mi)
Total time: 10:46:25
Moving time: 7:25:41
Average speed: 1.71 km/h (1.1 mi/h)
Average moving speed: 2.48 km/h (1.5 mi/h)
Max speed: 9.57 km/h (5.9 mi/h)
Average pace: 35:07 min/km (56:30 min/mi)
Average moving pace: 24:12 min/km (38:58 min/mi)
Fastest pace: 6:16 min/km (10:06 min/mi)
Max elevation: 2372 m (7782 ft)
Min elevation: 1926 m (6318 ft)
Elevation gain: 1117 m (3664 ft)
Max grade: 56 %
Min grade: -69 %
Recorded: 8/26/2015 7:39 AM

 Google Track of Day 2

 Stats for day 2:
(GPS lost again so incomplete info as well)
Total distance: 20.33 km (12.6 mi)
Total time: 8:38:45
Moving time: 6:17:09
Average speed: 2.35 km/h (1.5 mi/h)
Average moving speed: 3.23 km/h (2.0 mi/h)
Max speed: 8.10 km/h (5.0 mi/h)
Average pace: 25:31 min/km (41:05 min/mi)
Average moving pace: 18:33 min/km (29:52 min/mi)
Fastest pace: 7:24 min/km (11:55 min/mi)
Max elevation: 2136 m (7008 ft)
Min elevation: 1393 m (4571 ft)
Elevation gain: 739 m (2423 ft)
Max grade: 36 %
Min grade: -29 %

Recorded: 8/27/2015 9:23 AM
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