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06-06-2026 Saturday, Many Glacier area

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A lot of people left early this morning, so the campground is sparse. There is light rain in the forecast today, and I hope it stays that way. We are driving to Many Glacier this morning. We did the road two days ago, thinking we would see the Northern Lights, but no luck.  To get to Many Glacier, you have to drive out of the park and then back into it. Many Glacier has stunning views, lakes, and, of course, incredible mountains. On the way in, we came around a curve, and a moose was standing in the middle of the road. I think he was as startled as we were. No time to get a photo as he ran into the woods. It was so cool to see since we had not really seen a moose yet. Made my day! We were heading to Swiftcurrent Pass and the trailhead to Redrock Falls. It’s about a two-mile trek past Fishercap Lake, which we took the quick hike to from the Swiftcurrent Trail. One of the rangers at the St. Mary Visitor Center told us he saw a few moose there a few days ago, but we didn’t see an...
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06-05-2026 Friday, Glacier National Park

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Crazy wind and cold again. We left this morning for the Going-to-the-Sun Road. The road is closed at Logan Pass due to avalanches and additional snow from the past few days. We can only drive about a third of the way. Better than not being able to drive it at all. I know we missed a lot due to the weather, but that was the only reservation I could get. Someone canceled right before I called last year on November 25 th .  The Going-to-the-Sun Road was beautiful, with many pullouts and trailheads.  We decided to stop and hike the Gunsight Trail. It was only a 1.3-mile trail, one way. We hiked for about half an hour, going downhill the entire time. It was a pretty good, steep trail. I was concerned about going back up, so we decided to head back up the trail. We did slowly due to Barry’s knee. It was still a beautiful hike, and I captured some great photos of wildflowers.  We decided to have lunch at the Rising Sun Picnic area. We found a partly shaded picnic ...
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