Blogs from Glacier National Park, Montana, United States, North America - page 3

"The region that became Glacier National Park was first inhabited by Native Americans. Upon the arrival of European explorers, it was dominated by the Blackfeet in the east and the Flathead in the western regions. Under pressure the Blackfoot ceded the mountainous parts of their treaty lands in 1895 to the federal government; it later became part of the park. Soon after the establishment of the park on May 11, 1910, a number of hotels and chalets were constructed by the Great Northern Railway. These historic hotels and chalets are listed as url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hist... read more

Spent some time this morning enjoying our surroundings at Butler Creek Lodge outside Missoula. Our hosts provided muffins, fruit, cereal & coffee. It was nice to sit outside & enjoy nature. We pulled out at 10:40, heading north on State Rt. 93 thru the National Bison Range next to the Mission Mountain Range. At Polson, MT we turned onto State Route 35 and travelled along Flathead Lake on the left and the mountains on our right. There were cherry stands all along the road, unfortunately, cherry season had ended. When we reached Glacier NP about 1:30, we decided to drive the South Loop from West Glacier to somewhere close to East Glacier. We crossed the Continental Divide at Maria's Pass and when we reached Summit, MT we retraced our path & headed back. The railroad paralleled ... read more

Idaho for Montana at 8 AM. Crystal clear blue skies and temp was 53 degrees. Nice Entered Glacier Park at the west gate and was immediately greeted by a beautiful lake. Took 3 hours to get through the park on "The road to the sun" and was so close to many waterfalls while riding that you can actually reach out and touch them. One of the most spectacular national parks. May pics Out of the park at the East gate and to hwy 89 south to hook back up to 2 east. 89 South has more curves and I mean tight curves in 35 miles than the Dragon in Tennesee. Took 2 east and temps got up to 90 so drank lots of water. 2 East is a road I have never ridden before. I like ... read more

The main route people take from West Glacier into Glacier National Park is the route we took yesterday: Going-to-the-Sun Road, which winds along Lake McDonald. The roads there are paved and wide, lined with many turnouts to park in (many of which are completely full of cars). We decided to turn left at the Apgar Village junction and head northwest on Camas Road. It was paved but not very busy. There were "Exhibit" turnoffs where we could stop the car, get out, and read about features of Glacier National Park. We saw only one other car at one of those turn-offs. It really was a much quieter route. The road ended at North Fork Road, which was unpaved but well taken care of. We took North Fork Road north a long while to Polebridge. Polebridge got ... read more

Our third day in Montana, we dedicated to visiting Glacier National Park. We started the day by going to breakfast at Echo Lake Café, a nearby roadside restaurant that specialized in the most amazing Breakfast Burrito I've ever had. An enormous flour tortilla filled with scrambled eggs, jack cheese, sautéed mushrooms, green peppers, onions, homemade Chorizo, tomatoes and black olives. They topped it with ranchero sauce and sour cream! Add to that home-fried potatoes. Needless to say, we ended up with to go boxes for a good portion of the meal! Afterwards, we made our way to the park, which met all our expectations as far as beautiful and spectacular views. We took the fabled Going-to-the-Sun Road, an incredible piece of engineering that took us through amazing views, steadily climbing to cross the Continental Divide. Unfortunately, ... read more