Bowman Backpacks in Glacier, the Second Edition

Since I had already been in Glacier for almost ten days without even getting a backpacking permit, I made Dad and Grandpa head into the Apgar Backcountry office to check out the situation.  Unfortunately, the epic snow of last winter was keeping many sites closed later in the season and making the sites that were open fill up really fast.  So, we went out on a limb and decided to spend a night at Akokala Lake.  This backpacking trip started out at Bowman Lake, which I didn't mind one bit.  (Mom's started a photo album on the computer called "Bowman at Bowman Lake" with the picture of me there in 2010 and the one above from this year.  How silly she is.)

Like last year, I got to take this backpacking trip with my Davidson grandparents, who were troopers hiking in the hot, hot weather that greeted us on our first day.  

We were quite impressed by the actual campsites at the lake, and my parents took full advantage of the proximity of the tent site to the outlet of the lake to jump right in and cool down after the hike.  That night, I took full advantage of the beautiful area by refusing to go to sleep and wandering all around the campground and along the lake.  It's a good thing we were the only ones there since I didn't go to bed until after ten and then was up quite a bit in the night, not wanting to miss any cool stars or creepy animals.  Thankfully, Mom and Dad did get a little sleep even though I was between them and both of their air mattresses leaked after a year without use.  I just slept my way to the Polebridge Mercantile and yummy pastries the next day while they carried me.

Well, I feel about like that right now, so I'm going to wrap this up.  For those of you just itching for more, check out this video that my mormor put together.