Blogs from Glacier National Park, Montana, United States, North America - page 10

I am pretty sore from my run yesterday. I hung around the place for a while and finally decided to go back to Glacier and go for a hike. I went to the Many Glacier area of the park and decided to do the Iceburg Lake hike. It is five miles one way I was a bit concerned going out by myself after all the bear warnings. I was very aware of every noise around me. While I was walking, two birds walked out in front of me. When the third walked out in between my feet, I just about jumped off the mountain. The color of the water in the lake was incredible. It made the ten mile walk worth it. The views all around the trail were amazing. I went back across the going ... read more

My dear friend, Robin, and I both took our first trip to Montana to hike around Glacier National Park over the Labor Day holiday. It's both stunning and breathtaking, just to pick a couple of words to describe the majesty of the park. We arrived late Thursday and took a quick trip into the West Glacier entrance driving for a little bit along Lake McDonald. We had rented a timber frame cottage on the east side of the park though, so before long we exited the park taking the drive along Route 2 to East Glacier. Passing through Essex, we stopped for dinner at the Izaak Walton Inn where the train line ends. All of Glacier National Park was built around the idea that visitors would take the train to the park then stay at one ... read more

We had a great weekend with the Dehlendorf’s and all the Lincoln boys. All the guys went out fishing yesterday…with the results not subject for public discussion. When Scott caught a fish and took a photo he had to put it next to his foot so we even had some sense of how big…or little…it was. Lots of laughs, lots of fun. Sunday, Sept. 6 We started out from Bozeman on our continuing tour of Montana, on our way to Glacier National Park. Up through Helena to Great Falls, then north on a two lane road through the most god-forsaken country you’ve ever seen. We perked up at the camels in Fairfield, MT - who knew this was camel country?!! Mostly its beef cattle country with lots of cows, who seem to dance to the tune ... read more

Lake McDonald Lodge, Glacier National Park Tuesday September 1, 2009 On Tuesday Karen and I moved from the motel in Kalispell to the Lake McDonald Lodge that’s inside Glacier National Park. What an improvement this is over the roadside Econo Lodge. The McDonald Lodge is a small lakeside inn that was privately built here almost a hundred years ago. It’s now owned by the National Park and operated by a private vender. The building has been recently updated and is the nicest Inn we’ve stayed in at a National Park. Our first floor room is large, clean and has a nicely designed accessible bathroom. Food in the Inn’s restaurant is enjoyable and all the staff where very pleasant and helpful. This large lake has beautiful crystal clear water that allows you to see 40’ to the ... read more

drove up to st. mary's... read more