Glacier National Park, MT

We really enjoyed our stay in Glacier
National Park. Although we had too few days with good weather.

http://www.nps.gov/glac



The views were awesome.

We arrived in the park in the rain. We didn't want to sit around, so we took the shuttle up to Logans Pass then onto St. Mary. It was so cold at Logans Pass. The fog was so heavy, hanging over the mountains, we couldn't even enjoy the views.

As the fog lifted we were amazed at the beautiful views.

There are four entrances to Glacier National Park. The two main entrances are at West Glacier (west entrance) & St. Mary (east entrance). Also on the east side there are 2 more entrances: Two Medicine entrance (East Glacier) & Many Glacier (aprx. 5 miles above St. Mary). From the east side of Glacier you can also travel north to Waterton NP in Alberta Canada (Aprx. 45 miles).

In Many Glacier area we were fortunate enough to see Grizzly bears. We visited Many Glacier area three times & each time we saw grizzlies. Each time they were further away. But we were able to watch at a close distance with our binoculars. The last time we saw a mother & her cubs. We have pictures but they kind of look like specks on the side of the mountain.

On the way up to Logans pass we met up with two mountain goats. We caught them scaling the walls, which was awesome to watch.

Also at Logans pass we saw a herd of long horn sheep. Lucky us. It was our day for viewing wild life.

I took a short hike up to the waterfall.

This is a view of a waterfall on the Going to the Sun Highway.

Looks like this hike took a toll on someone or should I say someones. Well, where is your walking stick John?

You just can't beat the views of this park.

Our traveling companions have now left us. They are heading home west to Simi Valley, CA and we are heading east to Fl. Hope to see you guys soon. Enjoy your trip home & be safe!

We also went up to Canada to see Waterton. It was a nice park, but we really enjoyed the park in the USA far more than the Canadian side.

When you travel to Glacier National Park & you want to see grizzlies, go to Many Glacier around the end of August the beginning of September. I have been told that is the best time for viewing grizzlies. If we ever return to Glacier, we plan on staying in Many Glacier as this was our favorite park of the park. Just before we left we had rain & fog again. As the fog lifted this time there was fresh snow on the mountains.