Tag: waterton river

  • Lake Francis Backpack 2024

    Lake Francis Backpack 2024

    After taking a boat down from Waterton to Goat Haunt, we backpacked to the stunning Lake Francis for a quick overnighter. With the tall walls of The Sentinel towering overhead and a lovely waterfall feeding the lake, it’s a perfect spot to get away. Loon Days occur around the third week in July every year.…

  • Goat Haunt Overlook

    Goat Haunt Overlook

    Right behind the Goat Haunt ranger station is a trail that peels off to the site of an old lookout. It’s about a mile long and gives you sweet views of Waterton Lake and up the Waterton River Valley. It’s short, steep and sweet. If you have time and are in the area… check it…

  • Porcupine Lookout

    Porcupine Lookout

    Perched up on Porcupine Ridge lies Porcupine Lookout. Lookouts are positioned to give the lookout attendant great views into a given area, thus making them fantastic vantages for the recreational hiker as well. Most people will start their trip to Porcupine Lookout after spending the night at Kootenai Lakes or up around Goat Haunt making…

  • Hole in the Wall

    Hole in the Wall

    Hole in the Wall is a fantastic basin perched above a cliff at the head of the Bowman valley. This is one of the spots in Glacier National Park seen only by those willing to go backpacking. For those people, it truly is a reward as it is a special place. The three main ways…