Anyway, Monday started out with another batch of wildlife. We headed back up to Logan Pass to do another trail up there, and at the beginning of the walk, we saw a family of big horned sheep (I guess that is also known as a ram? Not really sure, but it looks like one!). See below!
This picture below is funny because on this trail, there was a lot of snow that we had to walk through (it was pretty chilly up there). I am wearing shorts walking through snow, and sadly, my legs are so white that they are blending in with the snow! Need to get to the beach ASAP and work on my tan!!!! The snow was really slippery so it was interesting trying to walk through it without falling.
This was our destination. It was only about a mile and a half hike (three miles total), so it was much better than the day before. This is Hidden Lake below. It was beautiful!
We saw another family of mountain goats, and again, they were not afraid of us at all! The baby is on the far left.
Here is a picture of us at Hidden Lake.
There were mountains as far as you could see.
After the hike to Hidden Lake, we got back on the Going to the Sun Road and sat in a bunch of road work! It took forever! We did take the picture below while waiting. It wasn't too bad waiting when you had views like this to look at.
Right off of the Going to the Sun Road, we stopped to see Jackson Glacier (see picture below). There are only a few glaciers left in the park and this is the only one that you can see from the road--you have to hike to the others. It was really pretty.
After lunch at one of the hotels that we didn't stay at, we headed to do another short hike to see several waterfalls. When we stayed at Lake McDonald, we had overheard some man saying that he saw a bear on this trail, so I was extra scared and on the lookout at all times! Of course, we didn't see one.
This was one of the waterfalls that we saw on our hike...it wasn't either of the two that we were going to see, but it was still beautiful nonetheless.
Here is another one that was on the way.
This is Virginia Falls.
Another view of Virginia Falls...
And this is St. Mary Falls. This was my favorite because the water was crystal clear blue.
After the hike, I told Joel that was enough hiking for one day and we headed towards the place we were staying that night, the Many Glacier Hotel. We were so excited about this place because we had heard it had the best view. I will say that it did have a nice view, but it was not nice and definitely not something to get excited about (but, I was beginning to learn that this was to be expected at all the hotels)! We arrived at Many Glacier in a terrible storm, so we weren't able to immediately see the view. However, the rain moved on and we got to see a great sunset!
Here is a picture of the hotel. It was really neat looking from the outside. 
And, this is the other side of the hotel. It is very historic...aka OLD. 
We had dinner at the hotel and hung out with another couple from South Carolina that night (who we would soon find out that we couldn't get away from no matter where we went!). Oh well, it was nice talking to other people from the south and seeing how their trip was going. The next morning, we got up and headed to Canada! This was where the REAL fun began! I'm talking BEARS!!!!
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