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| Yumi with Lone Wolf Mountain in
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For only the 2nd time during
the trip we had to deal with rain. It started at about 0600
and showed no signs of slowing down as the sky was overcast
and dreary. While it was still just a sprinkle I crawled out
of the tent and put some things into the cartop carrier so
that we could make a quick escape later that morning.
We stayed
in bed until about 0740 and began breaking camp 10 minutes
later. By 0815 we were leaving the campground for some breakfast
at the West Glacier General Store.
Highway
2 is a great road and we were able to speed around the southern
boundary of the park, getting to Two Medicine in about an
hour. By 1100 we had picked out a site at Two Medicine campground
and began assembling our backpacking gear for tomorrow’s
hike. I was looking forward to carrying a lighter load this
time around, as was Yumi with her new Gregory.
Just before
lunch we went up to the backcountry office and picked up
our permit, then back down to the Two Med store for some
lunch. We were really starting to get lazy where cooking
was concerned.
Yumi felt
the need to get back on the trail and suggested we go on
a hike to the Aster Falls overlook: an easy 4.5 miles and
500’ climb. It was amazing how we didn’t need
to stop for a rest while only carrying a small daypack.
Once we made it to the lookout we were rewarded with a nice
view of Two Medicine Lake.
After we
knocked the rust off of our legs we decided to run up to
Rising Sun to try another shower and dinner at the Park
Cafe again. The drive up was an adventure as the highway
twisted and turned like a serpent. It did start to rain
again, but only for a few minutes then cleared up setting
us up for another beautiful sunset.
   
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