It’s a bit of a bummer because you can only get glimpses of the falls through the trees and it’s so beautiful. The views were amazing and the land along the trails were covered in wildflowers.Īt around 3 miles in you come to the Ptarmigan Falls and the trail splits to Iceberg Lake or on to Ptarmigan Tunnel. There were a lot of people on the trail of all ages and abilities including way more children than one would expect on a hike so long- good for you people! I’m hoping when I have children that I can start them young like Karen Ung so they love the outdoors and can accompany me everywhere. Rachelle and I hardly took any breaks when we stopped it was usually for water or to enjoy a vista. This hike is listed as moderate because of the distance but the climb is very slow and steady so much that you hardly notice it. It turns out the trailhead is actually west of the main lodge tucked into the back and there was lots of parking available because most people were like us and thought the main lot was the only parking. There are a couple trailheads at this inn and we couldn’t find any parking at the main parking lot and had to park waaay down the road and walk back. To start Iceberg Lake you have to park at the Swiftcurrent Motor Inn. It was cute, it was super light coloured, like sandy which I is a colour I hadn’t seen on a bear yet. We drove past the Many Glacier hotel which was beautiful and had to slowly go between a ton of parked cars checking out a bear on the roadside hill. Many Glacier is such a cute little area and it’s really not far from us! Maybe 20-30 minutes further than Waterton. Rachelle had suggested we try Grinell Glacier or Iceberg Lake in the Many Glacier area and I hopped on board with Iceberg Lake. I had wanted to do the Garden Wall to the Granite Park Chalet but it’s kind of a long one (7.6 miles each way) and I was worried we wouldn’t find parking as it was about noon. We drove over the border to pick up her packages and then talked about what hike to do. I had a day hike planned with my friend Rachelle last Thursday but when she asked me if I would mind making it an overnight so she could pick up some packages, I was ecstatic! ![]() That place has a magic to it that makes me instantly happy when I pull past the gates, and there is so much of that little park I have yet to conquer but now I have all of Glacier National Park too, because that place is incredible! As my loyal readers know I am a Waterton fan.
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