Glacier Park – Page 3 – North Fork Hostel & Square Peg Ranch

It makes me weep

all the way to the weeping wall, which wasn’t weeping at all. Can’t help it but Going-to-the-sun road is probably the best bike ride around. Glacier Lilies are out, a small brown black bear was feeding alongside the road just below the tunnel by the loop and likeminded people all around riding their bikes. I busted my rear derailleur on my mountain bike during the last ride to Bowman Lake so it is road biking for a bit and I don’t mind it at all. Here is a panorama from just around the corner of the weeping wall and some other shots, just a great day to be up here!

upgttsr — how far the plows got by last Sunday

April 22, 2015April 27, 2015 by Oliver Meister

First bike ride up to Bowman Lake

there is still some snow cover on the road, especially in the shaded sections past the ’88 burn but the riding is fast and fun, most of it has dried up already!

April 8, 2015April 24, 2015 by Oliver Meister

Big Prairie in the spring

Bluebirds, Killdeer, Redtails, gobs of elk and deer, that’s big prairie this time of year. You can see Rainbow rising back to the left

March 28, 2015March 28, 2015 by Oliver Meister

Kintla Lake

Kintla’s ice was groaning! Sorry that I didn’t catch the sound effect- just imagine it!

February 25, 2015 by Oliver Meister

Bowman Lake Forever

It’s icy, it’s rutted, it’s not great skiing-
However, Bowman Lake is still there!

January 30, 2015 by Oliver Meister

Another beautiful day at Bowman Lake

January 18, 2015 by Oliver Meister

Joff’s Journey- Call of the Road

http://calloftheroad.smugmug.com/Site-files/Current-Journey

I bumped into Joff on his first go around the world, eastbound in 2008 just outside of San Francisco and rode as far as the Grand Canyon with him. Joff is now on his second go around, this time westbound and made to Polebridge! It was fun catching up with him and I wished I’d be riding with him towards Mexico now!

Joff's Penny in front of the Green Zucchhini — Joff’s Penny in front of the Green Zucchhini

September 24, 2014 by Oliver Meister

Siyeh Pass

Hiking over Siyeh Pass I came across a billy goat just below the pass and some bighorn sheep below the rim rock. Views down Boulder Creek, St. Mary Lake and Sexton Glacier made it a pretty nice east side hike!

September 24, 2014September 24, 2014 by Oliver Meister

Riding Going-to-the-sun Road

The plows are parked on top of a pile of snow in the switchback just before Logan Pass. Most of the debris has been cleared off the road way. We rode up from Lake McDonald Lodge, but riding down was the real treat…

June 8, 2014June 8, 2014 by Oliver Meister

North Fork Park Update

Glacier National Park swung two gates open yesterday morning;

– One will get you full access to everything Bowman.

– the other will get you as far south as Logging Creek along the Inside NF Road.

The Bowman CG remains in primitive status ($10/night) until the water gets turned on Thursday ($15/night). The lake water is “up”.

Expect 3+ miles of post-holing snow along the Quartz Loop. The last two miles of the Numa LO Trail will also grant you a post-holing experience. The Logging Creek Trail is in pretty good condition. Bowman Head, Quartz, Lower Quartz, Logging Foot and Adair can all be placed in summer status. Grace is still under snow.

All creeks and the river are running very high. Stream crossing should be avoided if possible due to the hazard.

Logging Creek is trying to take out the roadway again south of the Logging Creek RS. Crossing that section of roadway is not advised on foot, on bike or in vehicle. So far, Logging Creek is avoiding the Logging Creek auto CG.

Kintla is not scheduled to open until June 13th.

Logging and Quartz auto campgrounds are slated to open July 1st.

May 20, 2014May 20, 2014 by Oliver Meister

Going to the sun road

Great bike ride with Mike Oppenheimer up towards Logan Pass. The plows were parked just below Triple Arches!

May 19, 2014 by Oliver Meister

Going to the sun road

It’s just under 100 klicks from the Camas Bridge to Logan Creek round trip. That’s where the Hiker/ Biker closure was. The plows have made it about a mile plus past the loop. A good sunburn was the reward of this first day of May and my first daffodil flowered out! There were some good slides along the road, I’m excited to go further up now.