The plan was to hike the Cavell Meadow Trail (which was reported to take anywhere between 3-6 hours) but we did not feel terribly inspired this morning. Each of us had blisters on our hands and feet and very sore arms and legs.
We drove to Mt. Edith Cavell up a very windy and loopy switch-backed road to an old glacial moraine and followed it to the snow-capped peak and remains of Angel Glacier. The first few miles of the hike were slow and painful. Once we began to gain some elevation over the moraine we were stopped by a sign that told us the trail was closed due to vegetation recovery. This gave us the excuse we needed to take it easy, since neither of us wanted to be the one responsible for a missed opportunity. We went back down to the moraine and glacial lake to take some pictures and then went back to town for lunch.
It was considerably warmer than the previous day, so we spent the afternoon driving to some of the other park attractions and viewpoints. I became insistent on having a campfire-cooked meal and smores in the evening since we had firewood. In the time it took Hans to use the bathroom and come back I had a blazing fire going since the dried pine needles on the ground were extremely flammable and the wood was also very dry. We enjoyed some sausages and potato salad and our hands were soon sticky from marshmallows. We read our park maps and tried to plan ahead for the next few days.
