Category Montana
Glacier Day 4: Avalanche Lake
Our whitewater rafting trip didn’t start until 1pm so we had the full morning to fill. Did we want to sleep in? Yes! Did we sleep in? No! Did we instead head out into the freezing cold pre-dawn to hike to a lake named after snow disasters? Yes! And it was lovely, both before the […]
Glacier Day 4: Whitewater rafting!
Okay so it was 36 degrees when we got up this morning, and barely broke 60 at the warmest. I thought for sure I would regret my life choices to book a whitewater rafting trip as the main activity for our last day in Glacier… BUT it was bright and sunny! And they had wetsuits […]
Glacier Day 3: Highline Trail & Macdonald Lodge
Boy today was cold! We got to the trailhead before dawn again to make door were got a parking spot, and then waited for the sun to come up. This time we parked at the top of Logan Pass, which is the highest point of the Going to the Sun Road. From there the Highline […]
Glacier Day 2: We saw wildlife!
Bighorn sheep! Sitting in the sun on a ledge about the trail to Grinnell Glacier. And a whole herd in the way to Hidden Lake. Bears! A mama grizzly and two babies in the bushes on the side of the road. A crowd had gathered so we stopped to join the fun. A park ranger […]
Glacier Day 2: Logan Pass to Hidden Lake
After finishing the 12 mile hike to Grinnell Glacier, we ate lunch (aka a huckleberry muffin), took a 15 minute nap, and filled up on caffeine. Thus fortified we felt ready to tackle our second hike of the day! This one was just a 3 mile hike from the visitors centre at Logan Pass. It […]
Glacier Day 2: Many Glacier to Grinnell Glacier Outlook
We started before dawn at the Many Lake Lodge, just in time to see the dawn light on the mountain. From there it was one long ascent past several lakes to Grinnell Glacier, where it was freezing cold and windy! In the way back the sun came out and transformed the landscape we had just […]
Glacier Day 1: Going-to-the-Sun-Road
After doing Banff last year, Vanessa and I decided to continue the theme and do Glacier National park this year. We flew in in Wednesday—me from Seattle, Vanessa from Chicago—and met in Kalispell. We picked up our bright yellow Jeep and headed out to traverse the famous Going to the Sun Road that was built […]
The Ride: Going to the Sun Road
Even if you’ve never heard of Kalispell, Montana, you’ve probably heard of Glacier National Park. It’s one of those places that has a way of turning up on calendars and post cards — all snowy peaks and sapphire lakes and lush green valleys — but it’s so remote that you’ll never get there unless you […]
Another day in Kalispell
I had originally planned to spend only one night in Kalispell. The movers were scheduled to deliver my furniture and things early on Friday, so I needed to get to Seattle on Thursday night. BUT THEN a vast right-wing conspiracy forced the movers to change the delivery date to next Tuesday, leaving me with no […]
Kalispell
At long last, a break from traveling! Today I got to Kalispell, Montana, and all I want to do is channel my inner Elsa and sing say, “Here I’ll stand, and here I’ll stay“. Because NATURE! Flathead Lake as seen coming over the pass from Polson.A truly breathtaking view, I did a u-turn so that […]
A More Gentlemanlike Manner 