Glacier National Park Chat

Last weekend I used the east side shuttle from St Mary to Logan Pass with a few other chatters and we must have lucked out with our timing because the wait times really weren't that bad. We arrived at St Mary around 10:00-10:30 and waited maybe a half hour for the shuttle to take us to Logan Pass. ...

Trip report time! I've been wanting to get my wife in to backpacking and last year we were trying to decide where to go. Decided on Glacier since I was reasonably familiar with it and I really wanted another chance to try and see some things since everything was pretty clouded over the entire time I...

I don't have anything really to compare it too, but at least last week for us, once you were more than .25 miles in to the trail, it still felt like you mostly had the place to your self. We didn't do the super popular trails which had to have helped (no idea how bad the Highline would have been). B...

Ate there for breakfast since they opened at 6:30. Reasonable prices and fairly quick. Easily one of the best breakfasts I've ever had. I'm normally on the fence with breakfast potatoes as it's hard to get them cooked right (too soggy, etc). But wow, these were PERFECT. Eggs, toast, etc all were gre...

Hey folks-- been watching the Gunsight pass status for the past month as we're supposed to go up and over next week. Status still says- "There is one snow field that has a dangerous run out. This will be the first one you encounter as you climb up from Gunsight Lake. The higher snow fields can ...

Awesome! Can't wait to see those photos!

Is this early in the season for these or is this typical? I seem to remember seeing them the past few years, but thought it was usually more in the August time frame.

I believe most of the higher back country sites go through that state as the snow melts off and they transition from winter conditions. I've seen that in the past with a number of them and my thought was that it generally to allow things to dry out, etc.

Also, looks like most of it is from outside organizations-- which I think would have been giving that money regardless? Not exactly sure how that works. Any money is good though-- hopefully the upside of the crazy visitor numbers this summer is folks start to realize how important these parks are.

Wow-- keep those blue skies for another week (and then some)!

With the attendance being quite high-- has anyone had much experience with the shuttles at all and if they're filling to capacity?

Working out some transfers on shuttles to do Gunsight and wondering if I need to take in to account not being able to get on shuttles with so many people.

Wow-- thought I had decided on my hikes in a couple weeks. These are making me second guess things and want to do that one. Awesome photos!

I'm still completely in love with Google Photos. No real ads, I can deep link, etc. Might be worth taking a look.

On a backpacking trip to Olympic national park, my brother brought one of those pads and I mocked him mercilessly the first few hours. Then it came time to take a break for lunch. And given the entire area is a rain forest, everything was wet. And stayed that way the next three days. He was sitting ...

Thanks for the info! Been watching your photos and the Flattop snowtel all spring. I've went from "there will be too much snow to do anything up on the mountains in the beginning of August" to "will there even be any snow left?". Thanks so much for posting them-- they're great to...