Tag: glacier

  • Cobalt Lake 2014

    Cobalt Lake 2014

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    Jake Bramante

    Nestled up against red cliffs that lead up to Two Medicine Pass, is a beautiful lake called Cobalt Lake. This beautiful lake in Glacier National Park isn’t the only treasure along the trail, however. Rockwell Falls, a pond that frequently attracts moose and a flower filled alpine approach make for a rewarding day. My wife…

  • Garden Wall Summit Trifecta

    Garden Wall Summit Trifecta

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    Jake Bramante

    Three summits along the Garden Wall, Bishops Cap, Mt. Pollock, and Piegan Mountain, are a great day trip for those looking for some wonderful views above Going-to-the-Sun Road and the Highline Trail. The route is most frequently accessed from Lunch Creek just east of Logan Pass, but my buddy Blake Passmore, from Climb Glacier recommended…

  • Red Eagle Lake 2014

    Red Eagle Lake 2014

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    Jake Bramante

    The birding and botany on the trail to Red Eagle Lake is pretty hard to beat in Glacier National Park. Mid-July is a wonderful time for the trip and I struck out on the trail for an overnighter. My goal was the lake to do a Common Loon survey and a Mountain Goat survey while…

  • Stanton Mountain 2014

    Stanton Mountain 2014

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    Jake Bramante

    Stanton Mountain stands at the head of Lake McDonald solidifying the iconic view from Apgar. It’s south facing slope melts out earlier than other peaks in Glacier National Park making it a great candidate for an early season summit. I went up with my friends Mark and Ashley Sanders as well as my favorite hiking partner…

  • Rockwell Falls

    Rockwell Falls

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    Jake Bramante

    While my love for the Two Medicine area tends to focus on the amazing ridge walks and open views, places like Rockwell Falls add another amazing layer. This wonderful waterfall, a little over three miles from the Two Medicine boat dock, is a nice level walk to the beautiful main falls that looks like a…

  • East Side Big Lakes

    East Side Big Lakes

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    Jake Bramante

    Two of the bigger lakes on the east side of Glacier National Park are Lake Sherburne and St. Mary Lake. Both are great spots to look for wildlife. I was dropping off some more of my Day Hikes Map Guides to some of my resellers and decided to do a common loon survey at the…

  • Glacier National Park Shuttles

    Glacier National Park Shuttles

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    Jake Bramante

    **2025 Update in Glacier National Park Shuttle below for after Labor Day and in Glacier Park Inc East Side shuttles as well as additional shuttle services Logistics in Glacier can be a bit of a challenge. Thankfully there are a few different shuttling options that make it easier. Unfortunately, they are operated by five different…

  • Two Grizzly Bears Interacting

    Two Grizzly Bears Interacting

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    Jake Bramante

    While on my overnight trip to Elizabeth Lake, I came across a really cool interaction between two grizzly bears. I was trying to see the common loons I had heard wailing earlier when a grizzly foraging among the avalanche debris caught my eye. What I didn’t know immediately was that there was another bear further…

  • Elizabeth Lake Spring 2014

    Elizabeth Lake Spring 2014

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    Jake Bramante

    I’ve always entered the Belly River area of Glacier National Park later in summer. Looking at the fields, I knew that the flowers would be beautiful and animals would be aplenty. One of my favorite waterfalls, Dawn Mist Falls, is one of the more powerful waterfalls as it is the entire Belly River pouring over…