This morning I met up with the
production company that is creating the park’s centennial film,
which will show at the Beaver Meadows Visitors Center next year.
They wanted footage of me painting at Bear Lake for possible
inclusion in the film. We talked about all kinds of different areas
in the park that are good for hikes and photographing, and they gave
me more ideas of places I’d like to visit. Too much to squeeze into
this short residency. Happily, I’ve already been to many of the
locations they recommended. And of course I'll be back another time.
After yesterday’s hike, I found
myself feeling the urge to do the peak circuit of Flattop Mountain,
Hallet Peak, Otis Peak, and Taylor Peak. It’s a long loop that
starts at Bear Lake, up Flattop, and up and over to the other three peaks,
then you can retrace your way back out or drop down into Andrew’s
Glacier and hike out, which is arguable not the safest endeavor. I
don’t have time to fit this in, but while discussing the idea with
the photographers today, they said Flattop is great, but getting up
to Hallet is really tough and perhaps not worth it. I asked if it
was harder than Ida, and both said no way, Ida is miserable. Almost
nothing is harder. This made me smile; after managing Ida yesterday
I was starting to think it’s probably not that hard after all if
I was able to make it.
After we finished filming, I was
thinking of hiking Cub Lake, but stopped home for lunch first. There
was a shower and some thunder, so I opted to rework my powerpoint for
tomorrow night’s program at the visitors center and organize my
cabin a little. It’s mid-afternoon as I write this, and I think
I’ll go find internet, post to the blog, come back for dinner, then
go to the evening program at Glacier Basin campground. The ranger
who runs the Artist-in-Residence program gives the talk Tuesdays, and
I’d like to hear it. Then it’ll probably be an early-ish night
since I’m thinking to hike to Ouzel Falls in Wild Basin tomorrow
morning, and need to be home in time for my program.
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| The view of Hallet and Bear Lake that I painted today. |
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| Bear Lake |
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| Hallet Peak and Flattop Mountain |
