Twin Falls & Upper Two Medicine Lake (Glacier National Park, MT)

Upper Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park, August 2024 After a change of plans that required us to leave Glacier National Park a day early, we were left with only ½ day in the Two Medicine area, a lesser-visited alternative to very popular Many Glacier. Unlike in Many Glacier, we opted for the boat tour …

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Grinnell Glacier (Glacier National Park, MT)

Grinnell Glacier Trail, Glacier National Park, August 2024 Now on Day 9 of the cross-country excursion, we finally caught a break with the weather—a clear morning in the paradise of the Many Glacier section of Glacier National Park. It came with a catch, however—or two. For one, my hiking partner wasn’t feeling well enough to …

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Hidden Lake Overlook (Glacier National Park, MT)

Hidden Lake Overlook, Glacier National Park, August 2025 Fast-forwarding a couple of days in early August, we zipped across southeast Washington and northern Idaho to reach Montana’s Glacier National Park. For such a hard-to-reach destination, this place is teeming with visitors in summer, with trail crowds the likes of which I had never seen. Good …

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Monarch Pass, CO

Monarch Pass, situated between Gunnison and Poncha Springs along Colorado’s Route 50, crosses the Continental Divide at 11,312 feet, offering spectacular vistas of central Colorado’s Sawatch Range, which boasts many of the state’s highest peaks. Including the Monarch Mountain ski area, the area around the pass is a launching-off point for skiers, hikers, and bikers, …

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