Extended Backpacking Trips in Glacier National Park – Part 2

By hike734April 7, 2014December 2, 2014 Educational belly river, boulder pass, bowman lake, east glacier, glacier, Glacier National Park, goat haunt, gunsight pass, hole-in-the-wall, kintla lake, lake mcdonald, lake mcdonald lodge, logan pass, many glacier, triple divide pass, two medicine 28 Comments

“Where do start on planning my extended backpacking trip in Glacier National Park?” In Part 1, I explored resources and approach to getting a great extended backpacking trip in Glacier National Park. In this video, I’m providing more specific guidance on routes. Routes Covered: Northern Circle Northern Traverse Bowman Lake and Kintla Lake out and backs to…

Glacier National Park Three-Day Trips

By hike734February 28, 2013December 3, 2014 Educational bear mountain point, belly river, chief mountain, cosley lake, cutbank, elizabeth lake, fifty mountain, Glacier National Park, glenns lake, going-to-the-sun road, granite park, hole-in-the-wall, lake mcdonald, logan pass, many glacier, mokowanis lake, north fork, slide lake, swiftcurrent, two medicine 136 Comments

You’re getting excited about heading out to Glacier National Park for that sweet three day/two night backpacking trip and you look at the map and see 734 miles of trail and 65 campsites. What to do?! Here are a bunch of my picks in video form with me walking you all over the map. There…

Feature Friday – The Hollars

By hike734October 26, 2012December 3, 2014 Feature Friday cracker lake, glacier, Glacier National Park, two medicine Leave a comment

One thing I absolutely love is when I get emails from folks sharing their trips from Glacier National Park and letting me know that somehow I helped them out. Because I get some great pictures/videos/stories, I decided that it would be super fun to feature that content and share it all with you! If you…

Coal – Fielding Trail

By hike734July 8, 2012December 3, 2014 Trip autumn creek, coal creek, coal-fielding, elk, elk mountain, fielding, firebrand pass, glacier, Glacier National Park, middle fork, ole creek, ole lake, park creek, south boundary trail, two medicine, two medicine pass, walton, wolf 8 Comments

The old South Boundary trail used to run the entire southern length of Glacier National Park along the Middle Fork of the Flathead River. Today it stops at the Coal Creek trailhead. The southernmost trail that traverses east and west is the Coal-Fielding Trail. Starting at Coal Creek, you ford the Middle Fork of the…

Coal Nyack Loop

By hike734June 25, 2012December 3, 2014 Trip coal creek, coal nyack, glacier, Glacier National Park, going-to-the-sun road, hike, many glacier, middle fork, nyack creek, south boundary trail, surprise pass, the loop, two medicine 10 Comments

While most visitors to Glacier National Park stay around Going to the Sun Road with ventures to Many Glacier and Two Medicine, the furthest north and the furthest south tend to get the least amount of attention. Few places exemplify this more than the Coal Nyack region. The Coal Nyack Loop is accessed either from…

Cutbank Pass

By hike734April 16, 2012December 3, 2014 Trip bighorn sheep, cutbank, cutbank pass, Glacier National Park, morning star lake, mountain goat, pitamakan pass, two medicine 2 Comments

Descending from the shoulders of Mt. Morgan, you find three distinct drainages. You have the Dry Fork drainage in the Two Medicine area, the Nyack to the west and Cutbank to the north. The trail coming up from the Cutbank drainage is called the Pitamakan Pass trail and is frequently used to get from the…

Dawson – Pitamakan

By hike734April 13, 2012December 3, 2014 Trip bighorn sheep, cutbank, cutbank pass, dawson pass, glacier, Glacier National Park, hike, hiking, mountain goat, no name lake, old man lake, pitamakan lake, pitamakan overlook, pitamakan pass, the loop, two medicine, two medicine lake, wolf 48 Comments

It doesn’t take very long to get out of the trees on the east side of Glacier National Park. The loop, known a Dawson-Pitamakan, that goes through two passes in the Two Medicine area rewards you with breathtaking views mile after mile. One access to the loop is by the Two Medicine entrance station known…

Running Eagle Falls

By hike734March 29, 2012December 3, 2014 Trip glacier, Glacier National Park, hike, hiking, pitamakan falls, running eagle falls, trick falls, two medicine 2 Comments

Located in the Two Medicine area of Glacier National Park, Running Eagle Falls or Trick Falls owes its name to a legend of a Blackfoot woman named Pitamakan (Running Eagle) who showed bravery and good medicine in battle. You can read all about her on an interpretive sign at the trailhead of this short, level…

Scenic Point

By hike734February 7, 2012December 3, 2014 Trip bighorn sheep, east glacier, glacier, Glacier National Park, hike, scenic point, two medicine, two medicine lake, wolf 6 Comments

The trail to Scenic Point starts just before you get to the turnoff for the campground at Two Medicine. Most people hike up to Scenic Point and back to their cars, while others figure out a shuttle system and hike the rest of the way into East Glacier. Either way, you’re in for a treat….

Park Creek and Two Medicine Pass

By hike734January 19, 2012December 3, 2014 Trip bighorn sheep, cobalt lake, glacier, Glacier National Park, hike, lake isabel, moose, park creek, rockwell falls, two medicine, two medicine lake, two medicine pass, walton 2 Comments

I started out this trip by the Walton Ranger station entrance in the southeast corner of Glacier National Park. The long 14 mile walk up Park Creek to the Upper Park Creek patrol cabin and campground is a treed and non strenuous hike… just a bit boring with very limited views. Once you hit Upper…

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