Sunday, July 03, 2005

Hiking - St. Mary's Glacier

I went hiking with my co-worker, Raj, and his roommate at St. Mary's Glacier. It was an easy hike with the exception of walking on the half melted snow without a walking stick. I was amused by the teeanage boys wearing shorts and no shirts hiking up with their snowboards. The one kid must have been new at it because on his first attempt off the pipe he slipped and fell. I think he was embarrassed because he headed down the hill, and we didn't see him again. When we reached the top of the glacier the land flattened out and was covered in Alpine tundra. The hills reminded me of a scene from "The Sound of Music". I was expecting at any second to see Julie Andrews come twirling over the horizon.