The joy of going solo to Snyder Lake
As I was walking and running my way to Snyder Lake in Glacier National Park on a beautiful, sunny Monday morning, I had few thoughts.
First, there were likely thousands of people hiking at GNP at that same moment. Popular trails like Iceberg, Grinnell Glacier, Highline, Avalanche and Hidden Lake were probably crowded with young and old enjoying spectacular views, perhaps spotting mountain goats, moose or big horn sheep and making their way to picture-perfect destinations.
Second, I was perhaps the only person, certainly one of just a few, headed for Snyder Lake, an 8.6-mile, 2,200-foot elevation gain, roundtrip hike with the trailhead just across from Lake McDonald Lodge off the Going-to-the-Sun Road.
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