GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
Established in 1910, Glacier National Park is located in the northern section of Montana. Glacier National Park is a 1,583-sq.-mi. wilderness area with glacier-carved peaks and valleys running to the Canadian border. It connects directly with Canada's equivalent, Waterton National Park and one can back pack hike from one to the other or take a three lake boat trip from Waterton into Glacier, and then back.
Glacier features one of the most scenic, beautiful roads, the 50 mile long Going-to-the-Sun Road. One fantastic trip is to take 2 hours+ and drive the full lenght of the road, stopping at Logan Pass, the highest point 6,646 feet. Logan Pass is 32 miles (51.5 km) from the west entrance and 18 miles (29 km) from the east entrance. It is at Logan's pass where one starts our most favovite hike, the nine mile hike The Garden Wall/Highline Loop. The visitor center at Logan's pass is run by its own solar panels and is only open when the Road to the Sun is open. We have driven this road many times, in all types of weather, and at midnight--as it is the only real way to go from West Glacier to East Glacier or vice-versa.
There is an Amtrak station in East Glacier, Montana, at one of two entrances to the park. Lodging is scarce inside the park but it is real treat to stay at Many Glacier Hotel, Lake McDonald Lodge and cabins, Rising Sun Motor Inn and Cabins, Swithcurrent Motor Inn and Cabins, or outside the park at East Glacier Lodge or Cedar Creek Lodge. There is lodging near both the East and West Glacier entrances, with more tourists visiting the Western section.
A special treat on your way up to Glacier is to stop for a meal and/0r an overnight at Issac Walton Inn and Resort, at Essex, Mt. http://www.izaakwaltoninn.com/,bordering Glacier NP, about 30 miles via Montana 2-E to the West Glacier entrance. It is here where 'pusher' engines are added to freight and passenger trains going north. While at Issac Walton, go a couple of miles down 2-E to an unmarked natural salt lick and if lucky, you will seen mountain goats replenishing their salt content.
Glacier has more than 700 miles of hiking trails, it has a route to photogenic Hidden Lake. Other activities include backpacking, cycling and camping. Diverse wildlife ranges from mountain goats to grizzly bears. We really enjoy and apprecriate being in touch with the mountains, seeing spectular views, one after another, from a car or on foot via unbelievable hikes--not to mention the wildflowers that bloom everywhere in late summer--especially August.
Bear grass is our favorite wild flower.
Glacier features one of the most scenic, beautiful roads, the 50 mile long Going-to-the-Sun Road. One fantastic trip is to take 2 hours+ and drive the full lenght of the road, stopping at Logan Pass, the highest point 6,646 feet. Logan Pass is 32 miles (51.5 km) from the west entrance and 18 miles (29 km) from the east entrance. It is at Logan's pass where one starts our most favovite hike, the nine mile hike The Garden Wall/Highline Loop. The visitor center at Logan's pass is run by its own solar panels and is only open when the Road to the Sun is open. We have driven this road many times, in all types of weather, and at midnight--as it is the only real way to go from West Glacier to East Glacier or vice-versa.
There is an Amtrak station in East Glacier, Montana, at one of two entrances to the park. Lodging is scarce inside the park but it is real treat to stay at Many Glacier Hotel, Lake McDonald Lodge and cabins, Rising Sun Motor Inn and Cabins, Swithcurrent Motor Inn and Cabins, or outside the park at East Glacier Lodge or Cedar Creek Lodge. There is lodging near both the East and West Glacier entrances, with more tourists visiting the Western section.
A special treat on your way up to Glacier is to stop for a meal and/0r an overnight at Issac Walton Inn and Resort, at Essex, Mt. http://www.izaakwaltoninn.com/,bordering Glacier NP, about 30 miles via Montana 2-E to the West Glacier entrance. It is here where 'pusher' engines are added to freight and passenger trains going north. While at Issac Walton, go a couple of miles down 2-E to an unmarked natural salt lick and if lucky, you will seen mountain goats replenishing their salt content.
Glacier has more than 700 miles of hiking trails, it has a route to photogenic Hidden Lake. Other activities include backpacking, cycling and camping. Diverse wildlife ranges from mountain goats to grizzly bears. We really enjoy and apprecriate being in touch with the mountains, seeing spectular views, one after another, from a car or on foot via unbelievable hikes--not to mention the wildflowers that bloom everywhere in late summer--especially August.
Bear grass is our favorite wild flower.
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