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Glacier Natl Park and Yellowstone
Posted on 6/12/20 at 11:13 pm
Posted on 6/12/20 at 11:13 pm
Any tips/tricks/experiences for 7 day trip? Plan to start in Jackson Hole and end up in Coeur d’Alene.
Posted on 6/12/20 at 11:19 pm to JAlohaM
Glacier is amazing. Have fun.
Posted on 6/13/20 at 9:00 am to JAlohaM
when do you plan to go? looked at Glacier for this summer and some things are closed for '20.
Posted on 6/13/20 at 1:16 pm to specchaser
Planning for September. What exactly was closed? Thx for info
Posted on 6/13/20 at 2:11 pm to JAlohaM
I’d do either one but not both. A week in either Glacier or Yellowstone/Tetons will go by very quickly.
I assume you’re not camping so you may wanna lock up some lodging sooner than later.
I assume you’re not camping so you may wanna lock up some lodging sooner than later.
Posted on 6/13/20 at 3:03 pm to JAlohaM
Go to the GNP website and it lists what’s open/closed
Posted on 6/13/20 at 3:29 pm to JAlohaM
I had a weeklong Yellowstone vacation cancelled this year due to COVID. Rescheduled for next year- doing Yellowstone and Tetons. Flying and out of Jackson. Best advice I read was to stay in 2 different places in Yellowstone in order to see the whole park.
We are doing a night at Old Faithful Inn, 3 nights at Canyon Lodge, 2 nights at Jenny Lake Lodge (Tetons) and the final night in Jackson before we fly home.
We are doing a night at Old Faithful Inn, 3 nights at Canyon Lodge, 2 nights at Jenny Lake Lodge (Tetons) and the final night in Jackson before we fly home.
Posted on 6/13/20 at 7:05 pm to slinger1317
“Best advice I read was to stay in 2 different places....”
“We are doing a night at Old Faithful Inn, 3 nights at Canyon Lodge”
I agree w/ that advice based on my 1 trip to YS
but it doesn’t seem like you will be able to access Lamar Valley easily from Canyon until 2022 due to road closure. Lamar Valley is the best place to see wildlife we were told; but you will see it other places as well.
“The road between Tower-Roosevelt and Chittenden Road will be completely closed until May 2022. (In 2021, the full closure will be between Tower Fall and Chittenden Road.) Specific areas on each side of this closure will be open for select time periods: “ PJinAtl posted this recently; don’t know where he got it - probably the YS website.
It seems like you will have to drive to Mammoth Springs to get to Lamar Valley.
“We are doing a night at Old Faithful Inn, 3 nights at Canyon Lodge”
I agree w/ that advice based on my 1 trip to YS
but it doesn’t seem like you will be able to access Lamar Valley easily from Canyon until 2022 due to road closure. Lamar Valley is the best place to see wildlife we were told; but you will see it other places as well.
“The road between Tower-Roosevelt and Chittenden Road will be completely closed until May 2022. (In 2021, the full closure will be between Tower Fall and Chittenden Road.) Specific areas on each side of this closure will be open for select time periods: “ PJinAtl posted this recently; don’t know where he got it - probably the YS website.
It seems like you will have to drive to Mammoth Springs to get to Lamar Valley.
This post was edited on 6/13/20 at 7:09 pm
Posted on 6/14/20 at 9:19 am to JAlohaM
Highline Trail. It is a must do in Glacier. 12 miles with >2000 ft of elevation gain. So it is relatively flat. Recommend hitting the trail off shoot that brings you up to the continental divide. That adds a mile and probably another 1000ish feet of elevation gain, but is well worth the effort to get up there.
Video of Hike
Video of Hike
Posted on 6/14/20 at 9:53 am to crazyLSUstudent
I watched all 10 minutes. Beautiful.
I thought that hike was to much for young kids but it appears there is a family in that video doing it. At what age do you think kids could handle that?
Regarding the forest fires: that's something you can't grasp until you've gone through Yellowstone or one of these areas out west and see scorched trees and land for endless miles.
I thought that hike was to much for young kids but it appears there is a family in that video doing it. At what age do you think kids could handle that?
Regarding the forest fires: that's something you can't grasp until you've gone through Yellowstone or one of these areas out west and see scorched trees and land for endless miles.
Posted on 6/14/20 at 12:05 pm to JAlohaM
Did a trip in about 7 days in October 2017 with Denver as home base. Went to Great American Beer Fest to start the trip.
In glacier, enjoyed the views and hike on the Grinnell Glacier Trail ... although a grizzly blocked the end of the trail, so we couldn’t complete it. That one day we saw a grizzly, mountain goats, elk, and moose.
We had to stay on the west side of glacier as it was late in the season which was convenient for Lake McDonald, but not convenient for some of the hikes on the other side. GTTSR was not fully open at the time because of fires, so it made getting from one side of the park to the other time consuming. Next time I’d like to stay on the east side, but suggest staying on both sides for time visitors. Did one night in Whitefish and loved that place.
We stayed one night in Yellowstone and one night in Jackson Hole. Didn’t have time to go on any long hikes in Yellowstone or Grand Tetons, but hit the major spots. Don’t miss the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.
If I could do it again, I would definitely stay longer.
In glacier, enjoyed the views and hike on the Grinnell Glacier Trail ... although a grizzly blocked the end of the trail, so we couldn’t complete it. That one day we saw a grizzly, mountain goats, elk, and moose.
We had to stay on the west side of glacier as it was late in the season which was convenient for Lake McDonald, but not convenient for some of the hikes on the other side. GTTSR was not fully open at the time because of fires, so it made getting from one side of the park to the other time consuming. Next time I’d like to stay on the east side, but suggest staying on both sides for time visitors. Did one night in Whitefish and loved that place.
We stayed one night in Yellowstone and one night in Jackson Hole. Didn’t have time to go on any long hikes in Yellowstone or Grand Tetons, but hit the major spots. Don’t miss the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.
If I could do it again, I would definitely stay longer.
Posted on 6/14/20 at 1:58 pm to Tygra
Good to hear about Whitefish. Thinking about basing from the Lodge at Whitefish Lake.
Posted on 6/14/20 at 4:53 pm to JAlohaM
Posted on 6/14/20 at 5:05 pm to JAlohaM
We did a similar trip last year in late May/ early June.
Day 1 - Landed in Helena in the evening - drove to Bozeman
Day 2 - Bozeman into Yellowstone
Day 3 - Yellowstone down to Jackson Hole (Grand Teton viewing along the way)
Day 4 - Yellowstone to Missoula
Day 5 - Missoula to Lake Apgar
Day 6 - Glacier half way, long way around due to snow, glacier from the other side
Day 7 - Glacier to Great Falls
Day 8 Great Falls to Helena to fly out
We spent 2 nights in Yellowstone at the Lake Lodge
We spent 2 nights in Glacier on Lake Apgar
I recommend trying to stay in park if at all possible.
Day 1 - Landed in Helena in the evening - drove to Bozeman
Day 2 - Bozeman into Yellowstone
Day 3 - Yellowstone down to Jackson Hole (Grand Teton viewing along the way)
Day 4 - Yellowstone to Missoula
Day 5 - Missoula to Lake Apgar
Day 6 - Glacier half way, long way around due to snow, glacier from the other side
Day 7 - Glacier to Great Falls
Day 8 Great Falls to Helena to fly out
We spent 2 nights in Yellowstone at the Lake Lodge
We spent 2 nights in Glacier on Lake Apgar
I recommend trying to stay in park if at all possible.
This post was edited on 6/14/20 at 5:19 pm
Posted on 6/14/20 at 6:36 pm to JAlohaM
That is where we stayed and it was great!
Posted on 6/15/20 at 12:59 pm to crazyLSUstudent
quote:
Highline Trail. It is a must do in Glacier. 12 miles with >2000 ft of elevation gain. So it is relatively flat. Recommend hitting the trail off shoot that brings you up to the continental divide. That adds a mile and probably another 1000ish feet of elevation gain, but is well worth the effort to get up there.
Video of Hike
That first section (:49 into the video) can be pretty pucker inducing. Wrong step or you trip, or someone psycho decides to shove you and it's game over. Worst part is on the way back in you have to pass people coming out on the cliff side of the trail with nothing to hold onto.
Montana is fricking gorgeous.
Posted on 6/15/20 at 1:09 pm to CAD703X
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I thought that hike was to much for young kids but it appears there is a family in that video doing it. At what age do you think kids could handle that?
I did it for the first time when I was like either 10 or 11
Posted on 6/15/20 at 9:53 pm to CAD703X
I would say it depends on the kid. If you have a 7 year old who is into outdoors and super excited about hiking then go for it. However, if your kid is not so much into the outdoors I would try something a little easier before introducing them to a day long hike.
Posted on 6/15/20 at 10:46 pm to CAD703X
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I thought that hike was to much for young kids but it appears there is a family in that video doing it. At what age do you think kids could handle that?
Thats is like a 12 mile hike at elevation(6000' which is high elevation coming from sea level). If your kids are at least 10 and active I would maybe consider it with em. You would do well to try to get a 10 mile walk in before going up there and attempting it. They will need to carry water packs(adult size with at least 3 liters) and food. There isn't a bailout spot so if they get cramps, blisters or anything else they are screwed. I would highly suggest preparing for this hike and not just winging it.
We went two summers ago and did the Grinnel Glacier hike with the optional boat ride to cut down on mileage. My kids were 8&9, we live at 5800', they are active, we did a bunch of the hikes at RMNP. That hike was all they wanted, they couldn't have done a mile more. Also it was record heat the day we went which didn't help.
ETA-If going to Glacier I can't recommend dinner and drinks at the Belton Chalet enough. Everything is cooked on a wood grill, local beers, stout cocktails, all in a great setting.
This post was edited on 6/15/20 at 11:04 pm
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