Glacier National Park Picnic and 12-Mile Hike

Our Glacier National Park Outing

Since Glacier National Park is in our back yard we decided to picnic today over at Many Glacier and after our lunch we headed out for a 12-milie hike heading toward Grinnell Glacier. Here are a few photos of our outing. It was a beautiful day. 

 Many Glacier Hotel you see on the other side of the lake is along the shore of Swiftcurrent Lake inside Glacier National Park. The great northern railroad built this historic hotel in 1915.

 Here you can see the boat coming across the lake with tourists to drop them off so they can take a brisk 400 yard walk to Lake Josephine and cruise across this second lake on the Morning Eagle Boat. At the head of Lake Josephine you may choose to remain on board or take advantage of more hiking in Grinnell Valley. 

 The second lake, Lake Josephine. This boat will pick you up and take you to the other end of Lake Josephine so you can hike and view Grinnell Glacier.

 Here is where the trail stopped because of snow fields. 

 Hiking through the beautiful Grinnell valley is so pretty. We missed a mama grizzly and her cubs just 5 minutes up the trail we were told and a moose darting across the trail. 

We always love our outings in Glacier National Park!