Video: Hiking to Grinnell Glacier

Below is another excellent "hikelogue" from The West is Big! Travel Guides. The film highlights one of the classic hikes in Glacier National Park. Roundtrip, this quintessential Glacier hike covers roughly 7.6 miles, and traverses through some of the most spectacular scenery in the park. For more detailed information on the hike to Grinnell Glacier, please click here



If you do plan to visit Glacier this year, please note that our website offers a wide variety of accommodation listings to help with your vacation planning.



Jeff
Hiking in Glacier National Park

Moose battle near Grinnell Glacier

In 2011 Jake Bramante became the first person to hike all the trails in Glacier National Park in one year. To help document this accomplishment, Jake recorded many (if not all) of his hikes on video. One of the last hikes that season was to Grinnell Glacier. The video below contains some awesome footage of the trail, as well as some amazing wildlife shots. What makes this video stand out is the battle he caught between two bull moose (around the 3:30 mark):




For more information on the hike to Grinnell Glacier, please click here.


Jeff
Hiking in Glacier National Park

Amazing Bird's-eye View Photos of Glacier Park

Last week a friend of HikinginGlacier.com sent me several amazing photos that were taken during a couple of helicopter tours over Glacier National Park recently. Although the photos were taken from a phone camera, they're still absolutely stunning:



Here's Iceberg Lake:


Here's a view of Cracker Lake like none you've ever seen before:


The last two photos are of Grinnell Glacier:




Thanks to Jarica for sharing these with all of us!



Jeff
Glacier National Park Hiking

Trail to Grinnell Glacier is now open

Great news for visitors and hikers in the Many Glacier area: the park just announced on their Facebook page that the trail to the Grinnell Glacier Overlook is now open.

Here is the statement from the park:

Hikers are now getting all the way to the end of the Grinnell Glacier trail! Trail crews shoveled the remaining snow hazards yesterday and the trail is in good shape. Upper Grinnell Lake is still mostly frozen, and both Grinnell and Salamander Glaciers are still covered by last winter’s snow. Hiking to shrinking Grinnell Glacier is an iconic Glacier National Park experience. The hike is 11 miles roundtrip from the trailhead or 8 miles roundtrip if you take the boats. Either way, the elevation gain is 1600 feet. A ranger leads an interpretive hike to Grinnell Glacier each day, using the 8:30 boat from the Many Glacier Hotel. Boat tickets almost always sell out in advance, so make a boat reservation ahead to join this hike.

For more detailed information on hiking the trail to the Overlook, please click here.


Jeff
Glacier National Park Hiking