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Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 13 years, 4 months AGO

<p>Gavin Lommatsch of Columbia Falls makes his way along Scenic Point Trail on Sunday, July 29, in East Glacier.</p>

<p>View of Scenic Point Trail on Sunday, July 29, in East Glacier.</p>

<p>View of Scenic Point Trail on Sunday, July 29, in East Glacier.</p>

<p>View of Scenic Point Trail as the first rays of sunrise begin to light the mountains of East Glacier on Sunday, July 29. The trail is 6.2 miles out-and-back with an elevation gain of 2350 feet.</p>

<p>View of Scenic Point Trail as the first rays of sunrise begin to light the mountains of East Glacier on Sunday, July 29. The trail is 6.2 miles out-and-back with an elevation gain of 2350 feet.</p>

<p>A fallen pine tree creates a frame for another tree further up the trail on Sunday, July 29, on Scenic Point Trail in East Glacier.</p>

<p>Wind-gnarled trees create eerie silhouettes against the dawn sky on Sunday, July 29, along Scenic Point Trail in East Glacier. Much of the trail remains in the shade of the mountain in the early hours of the day.</p>

<p>Beargrass growing along Scenic Point Trail on Sunday, July 29, in East Glacier.</p>

<p>View of Scenic Point Trail as the sun begins to crest the mountain on Sunday, July 29, in East Glacier.</p>

<p>Gavin Lommatsch of Columbia Falls, stops to enjoy the view along Scenic Point Trail on Sunday, July 29, in East Glacier.</p>

<p>A curious marmot stops on a sunny rock on Sunday, July 29, in East Glacier.</p>

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by Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake
| August 12, 2012 10:00 AM

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&lt;p&gt;View of Scenic Point Trail on Sunday, July 29, in East Glacier.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;View of Scenic Point Trail on Sunday, July 29, in East Glacier.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;View of Scenic Point Trail as the first rays of sunrise begin to light the mountains of East Glacier on Sunday, July 29. The trail is 6.2 miles out-and-back with an elevation gain of 2350 feet.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;View of Scenic Point Trail as the first rays of sunrise begin to light the mountains of East Glacier on Sunday, July 29. The trail is 6.2 miles out-and-back with an elevation gain of 2350 feet.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;A fallen pine tree creates a frame for another tree further up the trail on Sunday, July 29, on Scenic Point Trail in East Glacier.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Wind-gnarled trees create eerie silhouettes against the dawn sky on Sunday, July 29, along Scenic Point Trail in East Glacier. Much of the trail remains in the shade of the mountain in the early hours of the day.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Beargrass growing along Scenic Point Trail on Sunday, July 29, in East Glacier.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;View of Scenic Point Trail as the sun begins to crest the mountain on Sunday, July 29, in East Glacier.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Gavin Lommatsch of Columbia Falls, stops to enjoy the view along Scenic Point Trail on Sunday, July 29, in East Glacier.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;A curious marmot stops on a sunny rock on Sunday, July 29, in East Glacier.&lt;/p&gt;

Hiking the Scenic Point Trail.

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