Tag: mcdonald creek

  • Searching for Harlequins

    Searching for Harlequins

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    Jake Bramante

    Some animals can be seen all year round in Glacier National Park while other animals arrive or wake up in springtime and disappear in the fall. Others still shoe up for a very short time and are gone again. Such is the case for the Trillium and the Harlequin Duck. I went out to McDonald…

  • Easter Weekend 2013

    Easter Weekend 2013

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    Jake Bramante

    I’m getting antsy for hiking with all of the beautiful weather we’ve been having so my wife and I headed up to Glacier National Park again on Saturday of Easter weekend. While we didn’t see anything big (although we did see wolf, bear and moose tracks) we saw lots of beautiful scenery and loads of…

  • McDonald Mid March

    McDonald Mid March

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    Jake Bramante

    Spent this past weekend hanging out by Lake McDonald as well as McDonald Creek as it flows in and out of Lake McDonald. The first day, I got sunshine and the second day, with my wife, had some fun birds and the tumbling water of McDonald creek as it flows into the lake. There’s still…

  • Mineral Creek Cabin

    Mineral Creek Cabin

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    Jake Bramante

    In the early days of Glacier National Park, there were two trails that went up McDonald Creek around Flattop Mountain from Packer’s Roost. One went up McDonald Creek towards Trapper Creek and joined the Northern Highline by the Fifty Mountain Campground while the other went up Mineral Creek, passed a cabin and joined the Northern…

  • Highline Trail

    Highline Trail

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    Jake Bramante

    A trip along Going to the Sun Road in the heart of Glacier National Park usually means a stop at Logan Pass. Many visitors will wander around the visitor’s center, get back in their cars and continue driving. Most that decide on going for a hike will choose Hidden Lake. Those looking for another longer…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • McDonald Creek

    McDonald Creek

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    Jake Bramante

    The McDonald Creek trailhead in Glacier National Park is located at the head of Lake McDonald where you turn onto N. Lake McDonald Road, cross the creek and see the trailhead sign. This is a great early season hike when not much else is open as well as a great short hike to be done…