Glacier National Park New
This place is unreal. Immediately after we left, we already started making plans to go back next summer.
We spent four days making our way up to Glacier National Park and three days camping in the park.
Day One
Day Two
Day Three
Day Four
The plan worked and we were finally in Glacier National Park!! We woke up at about 4:30, drove straight to the campsite, and got a spot by 6:15 am!! Our campground of choice ended up being Two Medicine, which is on the east side of the park and less crowded compared to the west side. Later that day, we hiked around one of the main lakes at Two Medicine. It ended up being about 10 miles and we were able to see Twin Falls and Aster Falls. We also saw two moose!!
The plan worked and we were finally in Glacier National Park!! We woke up at about 4:30, drove straight to the campsite, and got a spot by 6:15 am!! Our campground of choice ended up being Two Medicine, which is on the east side of the park and less crowded compared to the west side. Later that day, we hiked around one of the main lakes at Two Medicine. It ended up being about 10 miles and we were able to see Twin Falls and Aster Falls. We also saw two moose!!
The following morning, we made plans to spend the day in the main part of the park, the Going To The Sun Road. We knew it was going to be crowded, but we were still surprised by how many people were there so early. After a couple of scenic stops, we arrived at Logan Pass, drove around for about an hour, and were unable to find a parking spot. At this point, we decided we would try again in a couple of days. We stopped at a store on the way back to grab some Huckleberry Cider. Huckleberries must be huge in Montana because there is a Huckleberry product in almost anything you can think of. (Later we learned that they are a popular berry in a lot of the Northwestern states!)
The next day we woke up even earlier because we were not about to miss a parking spot at the hike we had planned for the day. This time we didn’t go to the main park, instead, we went to Many Glacier. The hike we had picked out was Craker Lake, a 12-mile out-and-back that supposedly had a beautiful turquoise lake. It 100% lived up to the hype. The views were beyond amazing, and the color of the lake was unlike anything I had ever seen before. After the hike, we made dinner in the van, drove back to our campsite, (saw a bear!!), and made a campfire. We were surprised campfires were allowed here, since they are banned in the majority of other areas we had traveled.
The next day we woke up even earlier because we were not about to miss a parking spot at the hike we had planned for the day. This time we didn’t go to the main park, instead, we went to Many Glacier. The hike we had picked out was Craker Lake, a 12-mile out-and-back that supposedly had a beautiful turquoise lake. It 100% lived up to the hype. The views were beyond amazing, and the color of the lake was unlike anything I had ever seen before. After the hike, we made dinner in the van, drove back to our campsite, (saw a bear!!), and made a campfire. We were surprised campfires were allowed here, since they are banned in the majority of other areas we had traveled.
At this point in our trip our time at Glacier Park was coming to an end. We drove through the Going To The Sun Road on our way out, but didn’t stop at any sights. We had attempted to get to Logan Pass this morning as well, but even at 7 am the parking lot was jam-packed with no sight of anyone leaving soon. After our drive through the park, we began the journey up to Polebridge, MT. We were headed up that way to spend some time with family. Polebridge has a super cute Mercantile that we stopped by and I got some amazing green curry. Also – don’t plan on stopping for gas there, it’s $6.50 a gallon!! Once we got to Papa Tom’s house we were only 6 miles from the Canadian border. If the border was open, we probably would’ve continued our journey into Canada!
At this point in our trip our time at Glacier Park was coming to an end. We drove through the Going To The Sun Road on our way out, but didn’t stop at any sights. We had attempted to get to Logan Pass this morning as well, but even at 7 am the parking lot was jam-packed with no sight of anyone leaving soon. After our drive through the park, we began the journey up to Polebridge, MT. We were headed up that way to spend some time with family. Polebridge has a super cute Mercantile that we stopped by and I got some amazing green curry. Also – don’t plan on stopping for gas there, it’s $6.50 a gallon!! Once we got to Papa Tom’s house we were only 6 miles from the Canadian border. If the border was open, we probably would’ve continued our journey into Canada!