Glacier-How many days on each side
We have some friends that are world travelers and they claim that Glacier is the most beautiful place they've been. They liked it over Yellowstone by far. We've been to Yellowstone before but plan o...
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Based on our visits there .........
East Side - hiking and much lower key. Hike Grinnell Glacier for sure and Iceberg Lake (a little tougher). Grinnell Glacier from the lodge is a fairly long hike - 10 to 11 mile range as I recall. Like Ken said you can take the boat across the lake, walk about 1/4 mile or so and take another boat across another lake; then the hike is only about 6 miles round trip. We have done it both ways and I would recommend doing it with the boats; the extra 4 miles is just walking along those lakes pretty much. These might be a little much for the kids but you do not have to go all the way up to the glacier on the Grinnell Glacier hike - just go to the waterfalls (one you go right behind the falls on the trail) and that is spectacular in itself. There is a nice about 2 mile loop walk around Swiftcurrent Lake from the lodge.
West side. Avalanche Lake for sure. Kids will do just fine. This is the more commercial side and a great ice cream place there as well.
And, of course, up to Logan Pass on the Going To The Sun Road from both sides. There are shorter hikes up at the Visitor Center at Logan Pass.
If you want go to www.LaurenBarbara.com and the Wanderings link to Glacier NP under Montana.
P M or email me if you want.
Have fun at one of the greatest places in the U S.
We love Glacier.
East Side - hiking and much lower key. Hike Grinnell Glacier for sure and Iceberg Lake (a little tougher). Grinnell Glacier from the lodge is a fairly long hike - 10 to 11 mile range as I recall. Like Ken said you can take the boat across the lake, walk about 1/4 mile or so and take another boat across another lake; then the hike is only about 6 miles round trip. We have done it both ways and I would recommend doing it with the boats; the extra 4 miles is just walking along those lakes pretty much. These might be a little much for the kids but you do not have to go all the way up to the glacier on the Grinnell Glacier hike - just go to the waterfalls (one you go right behind the falls on the trail) and that is spectacular in itself. There is a nice about 2 mile loop walk around Swiftcurrent Lake from the lodge.
West side. Avalanche Lake for sure. Kids will do just fine. This is the more commercial side and a great ice cream place there as well.
And, of course, up to Logan Pass on the Going To The Sun Road from both sides. There are shorter hikes up at the Visitor Center at Logan Pass.
If you want go to www.LaurenBarbara.com and the Wanderings link to Glacier NP under Montana.
P M or email me if you want.
Have fun at one of the greatest places in the U S.
We love Glacier.
