Backpacking from Two Medicine to the magnificent Cobalt Lake in Glacier National Park! Part 1

You guys ready to go? Ready to rock and roll. Let's do it. Where are we this morning? We're in Medicine. Yes. South Shore. Yep. Just to pan around and show you what we're looking at. It's really pretty. Really almost have to be wide angle to get this stuff. So let's get started. Where's our destination for today? Cobalt Lake. This is going to be how many days are we going to be backpacking? Three nights. Yep. And four days. If all goes well. We're going to be going to Cobalt Lake and then what's our next lake? And then Isabel. And then back to Cobalt. Yep. It's out and back. Yeah. So let's get started. Looks like it's going to be a great adventure. So we are in grizzly bear country. And if you'll notice on my shoulder I've got my bear spray. We're all equipped with our bear spray. I wouldn't mind seeing one from a little bit of a distance. And I think that would be awesome. Maybe we can even get it on video. I'm trying to keep up. I'll do my best. For old people you mean. Whenever you go backpacking make sure to expect the unexpected. I did not see this but the suspension bridge had been removed for the season. So we're going to have to ford a creek. Horse ford. I can't support it. I can do it. I got it. That's what she says. She may not be graceful but I got it. She thinks she's got it. This is heavy man. It's weak. That's the weak way. Grab that. Yeah. That stick is movable. I found that out the hard way. We made it across Paradise Creek on the horse ford. Actually we didn't go through the ford. We went over there and cheated and went via the log route. But no falls. I like dry socks. What's that? I like dry socks. So do I. I like dry shoes. All right Squirrel. We're not going to hit your staff. Man. Hurry up. That is some cold mountain water. Woo! That's done folks. Getting some elevation now. This is craziness. Every turn is another just beautiful focal point. Yeah. I mean the color is just I don't even know if you can pick it up on camera or not but it is absolutely stunning. I don't know how we're going to ever pare this down. This video because everywhere you look there's a big wide angle there. There is this Yeah. It is. We've come up I'm sure we've come up three or four hundred feet already. Yeah. It's just You might want to pick a different spot. Once you step, go. Keep moving. That's pretty good. Coming up the last push. It is steep. I'll show you. We came from way down there. Oh, I see it. It's high down there. Keep going. You'll see it in just a second. I've already caught a glimpse of it. This is our place to be right now. Jump in it. I've got a towel that I brought. How cold is it? Probably about 40 something degrees, wouldn't you say? Well, good evening. Well, after hiking 5.8 miles and coming up 1577 feet in elevation we are sitting here getting ready to cook dinner at Cobalt Lake. We're here at the mill prep area. And as you can tell, the wind is blowing. It's blowing a little briskly, but we're kind of protected right up here. We've got our tent set up. It's still very windy. Well, it is windy, but compared to what it is up there, it's not nearly as windy down here. The lake is stunning. The views behind us and all around us are pretty stunning. And we're tired. I was thinking it was 900 feet, but the papers said it was 1577, and I believe that. It was a haul, especially with full packs and four days worth of provisions. I'll sleep good tonight, I hope. You stumbled in, didn't you? I stumbled in. She was pretty tired when we got here. But I did it. It's doable. If I was in a little bit better shape, then I'm getting there. It doesn't look like there's only two sites up here, and they're very coveted. So, you know, it looks like there may not be anyone else here tonight. If they're here, they're going to be getting here late. So, we're in the middle of nowhere. This is grizzly bear country. We are armed with our bear spray. Right here. Anyway, we'll pick back up with you in the morning as we start our second day. We'll be going to Lake Isabel tomorrow, and we're going through two medicine packs. At least we hope to. There is a wind advisory, and we'll just have to see what it's like when we get up there. The pass is not that far to travel, but then it's all downhill to Lake Isabel. So, we'll just have to see how things go tomorrow, but hopefully we'll have some more great videos to show you from this trip. Too many videos. We wore it out. Too many pictures, too many videos. I cannot tell you in stress enough that every turn, every bend was another video opportunity or photo opportunity. The foliage was just stunning. The mountains in the background were stunning. So, I mean, it's crazy. I don't know how much video we took, but it was a lot. Are you going to fix me dinner? Yes, I am. Lasagna. I'm cooking lasagna tonight. This is lasagna night. I told you I'd fix you lasagna. And the rest of the time, you're getting chili mac and beans, it looks like. Well, beef stew. I think the jet boil is going to beat you. Well, we're snuggled into our sleeping bags inside our Kelty tent here. It's a three-person tent, which actually means it's really a two-person tent. And Karen's got her new friend with her. What are you sleeping with there tonight, Karen? Her bear spray. So far, we've not seen a bear. I haven't seen any sign, either. The only thing I think we have to fear the most here are the marmots, according to the signs they put up, that they get in all of your stuff. And they smell sweat. Yeah. They'll tear up your tent. Oh, yeah. It's 7 o'clock, but it was a long day, for sure. It's super windy out there. It's kind of cold out there, too. So, this is outside our tent. That's the sundown. Y'all, come on. Wow. We're here in our tent, and you can just hear the wind up in the pass. That's Two Medicine Pass. The wind is just roaring. It sounds literally like a hurricane. Thank you for watching our day one adventure as we hiked to Cobalt Lake. The night was cold, and the wind was howling above us in the pass. We were hoping the winds would die down, and we could cross over Chief Lodge Pole Peak and through Two Medicine Pass on day two. Please join us, as the next day was even more epic and challenging than we thought it would be.