Miles: 7.2
Elevation Gain: 800
Because the Going-to-the-Sun Road was closed at Logan Pass we were limited to hiking on the West side of Glacier National Park during this trip. One of the most popular hikes in this area is Avalanche Lake. It has minimal elevation gain and great scenery. The first portion of the hike travels through a beautiful forest of Western Red Cedars, Hemlocks, and Douglas Fir trees. This type of forest only occurs in the Lake MacDonald Valley due to the high rainfall here. It is more reminiscent of the forests on the Western slopes of the Cascade Mountains in Washington rather the Northern Rockies.
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