The Road to Avalanche

Sally and I took a day trip up into GNP today. The weather looked set fair, though it was chilly in the shade (plenty of that with tress around). The road is still closed further up, but we were able to drive the first 14 miles to Avalanche. The road takes up along MacDonald lake, where we were able to stop and get some nice pics, particularly as the lake was fairly still and I was able to get some interesting reflective pics.
Then on to Avalanche Picnic area, where, surprisingly, we had our picnic lunch, then we walked the Cedar Trail, which is handicap accessible,it was lovely walk among the big Cedar and Hemlock trees, across a small tumbling stream rushing between a narrow gorge.

The road is closed to vehicles beyond the Avalanche Picnic/campground, but you can hike and mike all the way up to Logans Pass on the paved road, so we thought 'What the heck' and took a stroll up the road. The road runs alongside the MacDonald River, which is fast flowing and full of melt water, and enabled us to get up to Cannon Mountain and also see the Garden Wall up close. We found some snow near the road, with it's own little ice cave, with really cold air blowing out of it! Saw a couple of deer, but no bears. We actually walked 3 miles up and 3 miles back. I was knackered and Sally's chair had lost all its green lights, but we really enjoyed walking among these mountains.
On the way back we stopped at the Apgar Village for a well earned meal, Sally had trout and I had steak.
Sorry there are so many pics, but we did enjoy ourselves. No colour enhancement, the sky and water really were that shade of blue.