West Glacier Inn

... . He was the shuttle driver for the lodge. We plied our stuff in the van and off we went. Just around the corner is the actual West Glacier. As you saw earlier, we stopped here on our way to Alaska but not much was open. There is only two stores and a gas ...

... think that there were huge Alps behind the immediate hills around here. Sigh. Headed out at around 10h30 and stopped at the Fox Glacier Inn right next door to the Ivory Towers Backpackers. Here, in the carpark I spotted 4 Kea (alpine parrots). I watched ...

... spectacular country to drive through. We did encounter the Red Bus fleet which runs open top tours during the summer months throughout Glacier National Park. Built by the White Motor Company in the 30's they have had a serious makeover and now motor along ...

... and another glorious sunny morning. We left Wanaka for our journey to the West Coast of South Island our destination Fox Glacier. The West Coast is one of the wettest regions New Zealand a narrow strip between the Tasman Sea and Southern Alps, very ...

... day in Glacier National Park was spent exploring the south-eastern corner of the park on the route from the Rising Sun Motor Inn to East Glacier Park Village.  I have attached some photos from that day’s exploration. I stopped for lunch at Two ...

... up to the glacier and the weather had cleared so we set off tentatively across the debris field across more streams towards the glacier. God damn windy paths, 45 min later and we made it there blisters still in tact. Amazing sight, brilliant white ice ...

... and lagoon and writing random things in the sand like 'awesome' & 'ixilint' - local dialect for excellent. We stopped off at Fox Glacier which was a lot more impressive but it was raining so much we jumped out of the car took a photo and spedd off, ...

... .  Lodging reservations @ Super 8 Motel, Kalispell, MT, phone = 406-755-1888   Wednesday, October 8th - Drive to West Glacier, MT. Reservations @ Great Northern Whitewater Raft & Resort, 12127 US Highway 2 East, West Glacier, MT, Phone = ...

... evening to walk off US-2 to the Kootenai Falls in Montana. Really terrifying white water. Almost West Glacier, MT ... no room at the inn? We figured we'd pick up a room somewhere in Montana about 150 miles from Glacier. ...

... up the glacier over crevasses and through small ice caves. We made our way to the Fox Glacier falls, a waterfall just to the west of the glacier, for lunch and in time to hear an almighty boom of some rock fall somewhere in the immediate vicinity of the ...

... Park as destination. In Glacier, the station was in the village of East Glacier, Montana and the hotel of choice was the Glacier Park Inn. Built in 1913 and supported by a dozen or so 30" perfect Douglas fir tree trunks, this destination harkens back to ...

... a shut down Highway 6. He was unsure it would be open in time for the jet boating and we would most likely miss the glacier walk. We discussed various options before heading for a coffee shop so that he could check for the road conditions. We got word ...

... drove the new one at the Stampede. -Every national park road is under construction, thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. -Some of the Glacier roads are insane; go from east to west if you do not want drive along the edge of the ...

... a popular postcard image from Yellowstone. The Yellowstone Grand Canyon itself was carved out of the softer rock by the movement of a glacier and the lower falls drop from the harder volcanic rock that was tougher to carve. On the softer yellow rock you ...

... up the KIA, a great little car by the way, a lot like a Passat, and drove 25 minutes to the neighboring Franz Josef Glacier.  We grabbed a quick bite to eat at a little breakfast spot in town and checked in for our Helicopter Ride.  We were ...

... right?  Plus Daisy got the tasty bone out of Daddy's porterhouse. The next day we woke up early and headed off to Glacier National Park.  Then came the phone call.  Brent has been talking to some people about a job on the national tour of ...

I left the Rising Sun Motor Inn in Glacier National Park early the previous morning to drive to Helena – Montana's state capital.  Helena is an overnight stop on my way further south to West Yellowstone, which is a tourist town directly ...

... another stop to see Thunder Creek Falls. From here the road soon levels out to flats along the Haast River. Coming from the West Coast I recommend stopping at the Pleasant Flat DoC Camp if you are running into evening or tired from the long haul before ...

... Luckily they were on the other bus! It was really just an overnight stop in Westport to break up the long trip down the West Coast to Franz Josef Glacier so we were up and off again straight away the next morning. The first stop was at a place called Cape ...

... the afternoon hike and took a snooze in the Many Glacier Hotel lobby.  The views were spectacular overlooking the lake. Overall, Glacier was just beautiful.  If we had more time a backpacking excursion would be ideal here (When I get over my ...