Apikuni Falls

A somewhat inauspicious start to the day today. We walked to the local hotel for breakfast, who singularly failed to take our order, and we hoped to hire a canoe but we only allowed spitting distance from the dock if we did! So hastily we re-planned the day, and walked to the trailhead for Apikuni Falls. The two-mile round trip up 650ft to the falls was classified as 'moderately strenuous', and under the baking Montana sun (even at 10am) this was a very accurate description.

We wandered up the trail, through grizzly bear country, with Ben whistling and clapping loudly to scare off any bears...! The trail led to a small waterfall, but a quick scramble over the rocks led to a huge falls, and a stunning view over the valley under a deep blue sky. We climbed over the falls and took I the view (and caught our breath), before returning to the hotel for a well needed pint (and about three pints of water). Feeling a little weary and very sticky, we wandered back to our cabin for an afternoon nap out of the stifling heat, but only after stopping at the Ranger Station to collect a stamp for my National Parks Passport.Read more