Glacier National Park Chat

Just got my "Unable To Confirm Any Of Your Reservation Choices" email from Glacier. Not a total surprise as I had picked some routes with bottlenecks but I also had a date spread from August 8th to September 22nd as well as campsite substitutions on the routes I had requested. Requested i...

From my permit rejection letter: "We will continue to process standard group (1-8 campers) advance reservation applications through September. You are welcome to submit another application for a trip in the current year if you wish. Please visit our website at Backcountry Advance Reservations. ...

Policy decision. They said it wouldn't be up and running until most of the applications have been processed. I'll try to find the link.

Great news!

Dear Glacier Peeps -

Today I am canceling 1 room at Rising Sun, from 8/1 - 8/8 (7 nights). The room has 1 queen bed.

It's 3:35 pm Eastern time, I'm on the phone with Xanterra, and there are two callers ahead of me.

EDIT: It's 3:55 and the room has been canceled.

Ah, the rarely glimpsed Urselk!

Curious as to what everyone put in for ? I'm blessed to have stayed at many great BC campsites over the years. This year, I put in for a few that I've missed: FLA-FIF-FIF-FLA, COB-UPT, GUN-ELL-SPE or, last choice, REF-REF. FIF has been on my bucket list for years. As a second choice, I'd like to us...

Sue, Unless rules have changed, more than 4 campers requires 2 sites which really reduces the chances of success. But good luck anyway. Yup. If they can't accommodate 6, I hope they'll consider my fallback position and grant a permit for 4. There are two people in my group who would be just fine wi...

I put in for a trip in early August for 6 people. Talk about improbable! I included 3 alternatives. Also asked them to switch it to 4 people, if they can't accommodate 6. Don't know if they allow that, but if so, some of us might get to go. On the bright side, I had a fantastic Belly River trip last...

If you like the Nevada Barr mysteries, which are set in the national parks, you could try Blood Lure , which is set in Glacier. Maybe not the best of the series, but it was fun to read it while I was in the Glacier backcountry. [Note: Some of the details were a little off, probably because the rules...

I love how most of the photos are interesting, not just pretty.

Fabulous photos! Thanks for posting the link!

Looks like perfection to me.

I checked mountainforecast.com this morning and temperatures are now looking like highs in the 50s. Phew! Dodged a bullet there. Sue Z, Brace for minor thread creep... I was unfamiliar with mountainforecast.com and tried that link. It seemed to have issues... Could the correct URL be mountain-forec...

sbosecker wrote: ↑Mon Aug 23, 2021 1:20 pm
Sue Z,

Thanks! I thought they were probably open but it is good to have that verified.

Best regards,

Scott

Well, "Facebook Verified" will have to do for now.