Day 3 - Sunday (7/24)

On Sunday we left Great Falls and drove into Glacier National Park. Our goal was to first look for a site at Avalanche Campground on the west side as sites were not reserveable. We were able to find a site there and set up camp. Glacier is a very large park with big mountain ranges separating the various areas of the park. To get from the east side to the west side took about 2 ½ hours for us. With a camper, you must take US 2 and cannot use the ‘Going to the Sun’ road. Even when using that road, which goes over the top, it may still take that amount of time. There are always multiple spots on that road where construction is going on. For this day, we decided to take a hike to Avalanche Lake and the Trail of Cedars. Both of these are right next to our campground. We ate dinner at our site that evening and finished our setup. It’s important to note that you need to do a lot of hiking to get up close to a glacier, usually requiring an overnight trip. Those that are left in the park are in some pretty remote areas and continue to recede over the years. Later in the trip, in Canada, along the Ice Fields Parkway, we will get our chance to see one up close. We are looking forward to that.




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