Ellen wrestles heavy jungle-like growth below the avalanche gully at the end of the descent from Allen Mountain. We half expected to see T-Rex lumbering through this primeval landscape. A machette might have been a nice accessory, but this tangled bushwhack mess was actually fairly brief. Just continue to head downhill to intercept a park sanctioned horse trail that leads back to the Many Glacier Hotel lot at the beginning of your loop route. 2006 GMS ascent of Allen Mountain, Glacier National Park.

Digital photo by Aaron Johnson