![A small island sits in the middle of a lake, ringed by sunlit mountains and framed by trees. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/f0975049d-79c41a/attXTDKEBzO4/13RecsxYcgSf5rb9hXX5eKTBwsiESUcCvIUk5lH6.jpg)
Wild Goose Island being a happy little guy out in the morning sun.
Neat river-ing on the way to Avalanche Lake!
![A very blue river winds through curvy, mossy rocks. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/9a26d276d-23d3a8/8Xd1FBOZyyTE/nJ70yw1t0kMP4FgPbydGvoLUX9zUsVpTT0UQ4ziY.jpg)
Coming up on Iceberg Lake was pretty impressive. The fireweed's been going nuts.
![A path runs through greenery toward a large ring of mountains in the distance. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/9a26d276d-23d3a8/8cgGOdQESmEi/ehU4DZzYEVSXMrN1rDdNBZtoti1hUEFPJI1Dc7GW.jpg)
Hiking back to Cobalt Lake was the first time we got away from folks in Glacier – Two Medicine was a nice relief. Months at our guard station on Forest Service land has us spoiled where crowds are concerned.
![A river with large rocks through it runs past trees and a mountain. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/9a26d276d-23d3a8/HfWzrN5GXmHH/3d7xTVRt9qQLzenqdfG08z807UlWOi4B2TZNqZyB.jpg)
A younger tree growing in a nice neighborhood.
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Pollock Mountain over the Highline Trail and Going-to-the-Sun.
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Book Rated: Otter Country: An Unexpected Adventure in the Natural World, by Miriam Darlington
> SCANNING: Otter Country: An Unexpected Adventure in the Natural World> AUTHOR_SIG: Miriam Darlington> SENTIMENT_Q: 40.0% POSITIVE> THEMATIC_VECTORS: CHEESE_DISTRIBUTION, UNDUE_SNARK, FUNKY_ROBOTS> LEXICAL_DENSITY: 53.98> MEMETIC_HAZARD: LOW
Some goats zipping past. I should add that these are crops from photos at 200mm, so we weren't actually up close and hassling them 😄
![A goat turns its head to the side. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/9a26d276d-23d3a8/hln6z4fzUGok/iJJGHq1bHJQeP8INfKiKyFBAapRNkAOSa6sBIK2B.jpg)
Book Rated: Lookout: Love, Solitude, and Searching for Wildfire in the Boreal Forest, by Trina Moyles
> SCANNING: Lookout: Love, Solitude, and Searching for Wildfire in the Boreal Forest> AUTHOR_SIG: Trina Moyles> SENTIMENT_Q: 40.0% POSITIVE> THEMATIC_VECTORS: QUEBEC_NATIONALISM, UNDUE_SNARK, CHEESE_DISTRIBUTION> LEXICAL_DENSITY: 49.93> MEMETIC_HAZARD: LOW
Book Rated: The Last Season, by Eric Blehm
> SCANNING: The Last Season> AUTHOR_SIG: Eric Blehm> SENTIMENT_Q: 80.0% POSITIVE> THEMATIC_VECTORS: FUNKY_ROBOTS, SWEARS, NARRATIVE_STRUCTURE> LEXICAL_DENSITY: 47.54> MEMETIC_HAZARD: LOW