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		Day 5 Lake Janet to Lake Frances (2.5 miles, or 7.5, including a sunset hike to Brown Pass)
		We were pleased this was a light day, covering only 2.5 miles. We spent the entire morning drinking coffee and tea by the fire. We met several cool people who were passing through this area. A college couple from Colorado and a group of guys from Atlanta. One of the greatest things about traveling, whether deep in the woods or hosteling in a European city, is the people you meet along the way. Glacier National Park is no exception. We met fun and interesting people each day. Sharing stories of where we'd been and where we were going. We arrived at breathtaking Lake Frances in time to catch some afternoon sun along the lake's shore. Feeling daring, we took a swim in the ice-cold water. Brrrrrrrrrhhhh! It was freezing yet simultaneously refreshing. We day-hiked another five miles round-trip up to Brown Pass to watch the sunset. It was a beautiful evening. From Brown Pass, we took in panoramic views: Boulder Peak and Kintla Peak to the west, Mt. Carter and Thunderbird Mountain to the south, Mt. Custer to the north, and Porcupine Ridge to the east. Lake Frances was the most beautiful place we camped the entire week. It was perfect to spend our last night out sleeping under the stars along the lake. Lake Frances is the drainage for a 1,000-foot watefall tumbling down from the peaks above; the distant roar of the waterfall thundering into the lake made for a soothing undertone to the quiet starlit night.				Moonrise over Mt. Thunderbird from Brown Pass. Starlit sky over Lake Frances looking toward Brown Pass. Jimmy O. descending amongst Alpine flowers from Brown Pass.