No Crowds Glacier NP: Fifty Mountain Camp to Kootenai Lake Camp to Goat Haunt and Waterton Lake
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- This video captures Day 3 and part of Day 4 of our Glacier Mountain National Park Backpacking Adventure and includes more than 12 miles of our hike from Fifty Mountain campground to Kootenai Lake campground, and on to the spectacularly beautiful Goat Haunt area, including the Waterton Lake-Glacier International Peace Park on the border with Canada. We encountered beautiful waterfalls and tons of "signs" of bear and bear signs, but no actual bear.
Special thanks to Glacier Guides and specifically our very knowledgeable guide Makete Roesch, as well as our fellow backpackers who made it even more enjoyable and contributed to the video content. While we saw other hikers from time to time, they were less frequent as we got further from all civilization. However, Goat Haunt and much of the Waterton Lake Trail runs along the Continental Divide Trail. Because of that we had the opportunity to visit with a couple of thru-hikers finishing their hike at the Canadian Border the day we were at Goat Haunt. Their trail names were Storm Trooper and Clink. We were in awe. They were impressive hikers, disciplined, no frills, nothing but miles. They were also interviewed on Travelinbeat’s RUclips Channel, which Justin really enjoys.
Are you over 60? Do you enjoy the outdoors and want to try backpacking? Wondering if you can hike Glacier National Park? This Glacier National Park 2022 video series will show you how to hike 50 miles and more in Glacier NP even if you are over sixty and overweight (like we are).
The season at Glacier for backpacking is short and getting into the backcountry is the best way to avoid the crowds and take in the beauty of Glacier. We used Glacier Guides for our trip and could not have been more pleased. Our five-and-one-half day trip from the Loop Trail off Going to the Sun Road to Bowman Lake Campground started out beautiful, and although we did not think it was possible, the trail became more awesome each day! This video highlights Day 3-4 Fifty Mountain Campground, Kootenai Lake, and Goat Haunt.
What's included/Chapter: Just click on the timestamp to skip around
00:39 360 degree overview of Fifty Mountain Area
01:20 Waterfall with flowers
02:08 Waterfall with flowers
03:03 Pass Creek Cabin, built in 1938 for rangers, beautiful creek
04:13 Frog and Makete
04:50 Kootenai Lake and Campground
05:50 Comedy Skit - credit Makete
07:17 Signs of Bear and Bear signs
07:50 Goad Haunt, Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
10:00 Fish in Waterton Lake
11:00 Ptarmigan
12:07 AllTrails Map
Our Glacier Mountain Adventure series will ultimately include:
Day 1: The Loop Trail to Granite Park Chalet;
Day 2: Granite Park Chalet to Fifty Mountain Campground;
Day 3: Fifty Mountain Campground to Kootenai Campground;
Day 4: Kootenai Campground to Goat Haunt, swinging bridge, Lake Janet and Lake Francis (including spectacular waterfalls);
Day 5: Lake Francis over Brown Pass and the Continental Divide to Lake Bowman Campground and
Day 6: Along Lake Bowman and back to civilization via Polebridge.
Day 7 & 8: Highland Trail near Logan’s Pass, Avalanche Lake, and Lake McDonald
Where to stay: Glacier Guides Lodge
Guide Company: Glacier Guides and Montana Raft
Guide: Ma'keta Roesch
Best Food: McDonald Lodge and in West Glacier the restaurant attached to the gas station just below the Glacier Guides Lodge.
Cameras: Iphone 12 Pro Max; Go Pro 11 Black
Software: Adobe Cloud, Photoshop, Premier Pro
Music: Epidemic Sound
Questions: If you have any questions at all about our Glacier National Park Adventures, please feel free to reach out to us with questions in the comments section below. We love to talk about hiking and backpacking and our adventures.
We can do this! You can do this! Over 60 and living life to the fullest. We both work full time. Backpacking (and making videos) is just a hobby we love. If you enjoy our videos, we would very much appreciate a thumbs up, so we know you are enjoying what we are sharing. If you want to get notices when we post videos and encourage us to keep spending our free-time putting these together, please subscribe as well.
Regardless, just get out there!!!
Very nice video!!
Thank you! Enjoy your channel as well.
That scenery at GNP is second to none! Keep it coming 🙂
It is beautiful for sure!
Thanks for the stunning views of Glacier!👍
Thank you! It was an amazing trip! Literally the most beautiful place I have ever been.
Great job! I remember taking a wrong turn with Sue at goat haunt lol! Happy New Year
You all absolutely did but you made it eventually!
And thank you for the kind words. I enjoy putting this together.
Wow! What memorable adventure this must have been! Great job documenting it! An abundance of beauty in every direction. Always nice to find some solitude as well. Thank you for sharing your experience & route with us. Glad we found your channel! 👍
Yes indeed! Glacier is amazing if you can avoid the crowds!
I think the thing about Glacier is that its beauty is so expansive. Every part of it is amazing. Looking forward to your next installment.
True! Thank you for watching.