I'm working on my itinerary for Glacier July 2015 . I already have my park hotel reservations and now I'm planning my day hikes. I always want to do my hiking when the light will be best for photography since I am an avid hobby photographer. So I'm asking for advice on what time of day I should do these treks:
1) Avalanche Lake - I read somewhere that the lake area is in shadows in the morning so it is best to get to the lake in the afternoon. Does this sound correct from your experience? And if so, by "afternoon" would that be like 4:00ish or what?
2) Highline Trail to Haystack Butte and return - I want to be able to get good photos shooting down into the valley as I walk the trail. I don't have any idea when the best time would be for this hike.
Thanks so much for your help. This will be my second trip to the Park and I want to be more prepared for this trip so I get some better photos.