Glacier Park - Locals Only!

I bet you thought Glacier Park was open to the public... Well it is, but there are certain things that are available for locals that the park doesn't necessarily advertise too loudly.

Of course it's nice to be able to access the park in less than an hour when you 13 year old son says "I'm Bored..." on a Saturday morning! We took a motorcycle ride through the park as far as the Many Glacier Hotel. Traveling with a kid requires waaay more stops for burning off energy!

Then there is boating... Several of the lakes within Glacier Park are open to recreational boating. Yesterday we spent most of the day on Lake McDonald. Spectacular!

A Day in Glacier Park

A day in Glacier Park with Tom Ulrich...Wow! More to come.

Clear Trails - Part Two

More fun and work was shared by good friends on the Peterson Creek and Quintonkin Trails in the Swan Range yesterday. We had previously cleared Peterson Creek trail a few weeks ago but were stopped by snow once past the top of the ridge - so the riding was dusty but fun for the first few miles. The scenery is just jaw dropping from the trail looking out across the Flathead Valley - Swan, Flathead and Echo lakes are all visible...

Once we started down the Quintonkin Trail we quickly ran into exactly the same scene that's been repeated hundreds of times this year - downed trees across the trail! Some of these were so big one of the guys named them "Boone & Crockett" trees for their "Record" size. Naturally, we're limited to a fairly small chain saw and on more than one occasion it took multiple cuts to get through the debris. Darkness was rapidly approaching and we were forced to get out of the woods, while allowing a good safety margin of daylight, without completing the Quintonkin trail.

Enjoy the trails!