This morning, we drove to the Many Glacier hotel area overlooking Swiftcurrent Lake.  Again, we were blessed with still water and magnificent weather. This view is right on the hotel grounds.

While we shot images from the lake, Moose’s son, Jake, spotted a female Grizzly with a cub crossing the mountain side to the right of the lake.  This is a cropped image of the bears for magnification.  Momma hustled across the slope, stopping once to dig for ground squirrels.  This Grizzly is the reason that most of the trails in the area were closed.

The Columbian Ground Squirrel feeds mostly on wildflowers in alpine meadows. Unfortunately, just about everything else feeds on Columbian Ground Squirrels. They’re cute but always must be on guard.