Continuing the pattern of "Seeing the Rockies when You're Always Late," we opted to run the Stanley Glacier trail. Key word being "run." It runs roughly 5 km due south of the highway, and gains 1200 feet - the majority of which we found to be in the first and last kilometres. It starts at the highway, and immediately rises through the remnants of a major burn. The forest is slowly regenerating with fireweed growing through the blackened lodgepole pines. You pass a few vistas of falling creeks - which provide a great excuse to stop and rest your burning lungs & legs.
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