• Snyder Ridge

    Snyder Ridge

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    Jake Bramante

    The Snyder Ridge Trail starts near the Apgar Village on the east side of Lake McDonald with a humble trailhead and runs along the eastern shore parallel to Lake McDonald. The trail crosses the Lincoln Lake trail and eventually intersects the Sperry/Gunsight trail and empties at Lake McDonald Lodge. Trail starts out gaining elevation where…

  • Flathead Ranger Station

    Flathead Ranger Station

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    Jake Bramante

    Got a ferry across the big, brown and fast North Fork Flathead River by Glacier Rim river access by my good friend Shawn Altenburg from Montana Elements to start out my hike by the old, long gone Flathead Ranger Station. This trail roughly parallels the Middle Fork of the Flathead River until it comes to…

  • Howe Lake

    Howe Lake

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    Jake Bramante

    Walked up to Howe Lake with my friend Reed Trontel. Anyway, you’ll start out in some forested areas, but will quickly pop out into the burn areas and the lake (unless you did the loop like we did that started at the Howe Ridge Trail where that’s all in the burn area to the lake).…

  • Snyder Lake

    Snyder Lake

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    Jake Bramante

    Hiked to the lovely and quaint Snyder Lakes. Encountered snow the last mile or so, but that’s the price you pay for loads of flowers. We started in the lush areas around Lake McDonald and worked our way up to the subalpine forest around the lake. Tons of birds and flowers. No bigger animals except…

  • Apgar Village

    Apgar Village

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    Jake Bramante

    Sometimes it’s easier to miss something that is right under your nose. I think that the trails in close proximity to the Apgar Village fit this description. I went from being surrounded by people to walking into the woods practically by myself. I saw bear, deer, wildflowers and a wide variety of birds without walking…

  • Avalanche Lake

    Avalanche Lake

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    Jake Bramante

    The classic Avalanche Lake hike. My guess is that it’s the most travelled hike in the park due to its length, accessibility and fantastic views. It was a rainy day, but yielded some nice wildlife. Of course the waterfalls and views were stunning as ever.

  • Logging Lake

    Logging Lake

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    Jake Bramante

    Drove around Polebridge to get to the Logging Lake trailhead. The trail starts at the Logging Creek Ranger Station and follows Logging Creek up past Logging Lake to Grace Lake where we camped. Very beautiful with loads of wildflowers and birds. The trail starts out very open as you wander through the burn areas, but…

  • West Shore Lake McDonald

    West Shore Lake McDonald

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    Jake Bramante

    While most visitors to Glacier National Park drive along Going to the Sun Road on the east shore of Lake McDonald, few know of the trail that runs along the west shore and even fewer hike it. We started at the north end of the trail after taking a left onto North Lake McDonald Drive…

  • Apgar Lookout

    Apgar Lookout

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    Jake Bramante

    Apgar Lookout is located right by the West Glacier entrance before you get to Apgar. If you come early season, the road is often closed by the horse corrals as McDonald Creek and the Middle Fork of the Flathead River are too high and over the road and the bridge (but usually safe to cross…