Sand Dune Arch with the Junior Rangers

 This arch was a favorite of the kids.  It had a cool entrance through fins and loads of sand for the kids to play with.  Climbing up to the top was a hit as well.

 Look carefully for pinky bear falling.  He had quite a ride!

 

On our way out we stopped at the visitor's center 

 

to hand in their paperwork to get their Junior Ranger badges.  It's always fun to see them sworn in.

Home sweet home!

We are finally headed for home. 

 A little person was napping so we didn't get out of the car:

 The weary travelers:

 All of the kids goodies and junior ranger patches:

 Our gas mileage log...look at how many miles we went:  3700!

It was a great trip and once in a lifetime experience.  Surprisingly, we are all still excited about going camping and can't wait for our next trip!

Sad...our last day in Glacier!

Hiked down to St. Mary Falls.  The water was a beautiful blue color (like Mexico) that comes from glacial lakes. 

Then we headed to Virginia Falls. 

We weren't expecting a falls this impressive. We were glad that we made the trip!

One of my favorite pictures:

Hike: St. Mary and Virginia Falls

Trails Used:  St. Mary Falls to Virginia Falls and back

Distance: 4.04 miles

Difficulty: Moderate
Overall average: 1.9 mph
Overall Time: 2 hrs, 07 mins
Total Ascent: 1111 ft.

Finished up our Junior Ranger sheets:

Checked out Running Eagle Falls on the Two Medicine entrance:

 Hike: Running Eagle Falls

Trails Used:  Running Eagle Falls Trail at Two Medicine

Distance: .7 miles

Difficulty: Easy
Overall average: 1.6 mph
Overall Time: 0 hrs, 27 mins
Total Ascent: 211 ft.

 

Pretty area but I'm not sure the 2 hour (the more direct route happened to be closed that day-it would have taken off at least 1/2 an hour) drive there was worth it.  The East Glacier Park entrance was very cute. It's one of the better entryways into the park.

That night the clouds and moon were setting up interesting photo opportunities for me:

After all the talk of bears in campsites this ended up being the only wildlife we saw at Rising Sun:

Leaving the park the next morning:

Views of Saint Mary Lake:

Good bye Glacier, we will be back!