Many Glacier

August 6, 2013 - Tuesday

 

This is our last day in the Glacier Park area so we decided to drive up to Many Glacier.  The ride up, about 20 miles, was beautiful as we made our way west from Babb into the park.  There we went into the Many Glacier Lodge.  This lodge was built by the Great Northern RR in 1914 with an Alps motif.  The plan was to get people to this area instead of them going to Switzerland.  It does look very Swiss around here.  It sits on the shores of Lake Sherburne, and several glaciers are visible from here. 

 



 

Further up the road is the Swiftcurrent Motor Lodge, a bit less fancy but also nice.  Many trailheads initiate from here to Grinnell Glacier, Iceberg Lake, and Swiftcurrent Pass.  We walked the latter to Redrock Falls, about 2 miles.  Trail wasn’t much except when the mountains appeared in clearings.

 



We have enjoyed our time here in Glacier, except for the crowds.  The park does not handle them well.  Parking after about 10AM is nonexistent.  We lucked out at the Swiftcurrent lot, but could not find parking at Apulkuni Falls, so we passed it by.  It is probably best here after early September.

We head into Idaho tomorrow.