Highline Trail sidebar.....

This trail bisects Logan pass atop the continental divide.  Many day hikers go to Hidden lake southward.  We chose to walk to Haystack butte (about 3.5 mi one-way).  Had to try out the new hiking boots.  Wally is not a hiker and never broke his boots in.  He never researched socks and he failed to understand the concept of "liner socks" to reduce friction.  In fact, Wally had just bought these boots as a "second reject" from a REI 2nd hand reseller, 2 days before the trip.  Now Wally is about to "go to school"!

The Highline trail heading north proceeds all the way up to Goat Haunt at the S end of Waterton lake.  About 8 mi or so in, is the remote outpost Granite Park where you can backcountry sleep in style at the Chalet if you desire.

We see MUCHO fresh grizzly scat and my bladder was squeamish.  We never see the big bruin up close though.  After a rest at Haystack, we head back to the car at Logan.  I got to thinkin'....all the views are gorgeous here...one pic will do, so here's my fav....it typifies the entire experience of this section of the Highline trail.
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The start of the Higline to the N from Logan features a several hundred yard traverse of the loose rock shale these mt's are made of.  The trail gets somewhat narrow....and the park has placed a handline covered in garden hose for those who've soiled themselves.  Mrs. Wally clung to it and had to be drug accross.....you can see the line here in the pic behind her (the green garden hose).....doesn't she look happy to be posing out here on the ledge?  You can note the road dropping away to the W as it heads down the other side of Logan pass.
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.....later.....