September 2021
Itinerary: Glacier National Park
All of the non-travel of 2020 creating rough draft itineraries for a time in the unknown and distant future where travel would be safe again – it is now very rewarding to be on the other side. Being able to browse the rough draft itineraries and select one to execute – makes it feel like that down time, despite not traveling, served a purpose.
I wanted to take full advantage of our America the Beautiful Pass that we purchased in Hawaii – while I predicted that 2020 would be the year of National Parks, I think 2021 is going to be no different. After a successful visit to Yosemite National Park in the springtime, I wanted to try and capture another National Park before our pass expired. Glacier National Park had been top of my list after making all the rough draft itineraries and while it has an extremely short season, I was hoping we may be able to take advantage of a faux-shoulder season.
I took a look at the rough draft itinerary and was quite happy with how the itinerary was structured. I was able to find direct flights from JFK thanks to a tip from my brother that one even existed and this flight route gave us five days to enjoy which was ideal. While peak season is July and August, we were visiting over Labor Day weekend so I think attempting to go in the September should season may be confounded by the holiday. Either way, we were excited to visit another National Park!
Here is our complete five day itinerary exploring Glacier National Park!
| Activity | ||
| Day 0 | Evening | Arrive Downtown Kalispell overnight |
| Day 1 | Morning | Montana Coffee Traders |
| Afternoon | Trail of the Cedars and Avalanche Lake Lake McDonald kayak Apgar Village | |
| Evening | Huckleberry Patch Laurie’s Deli (lunch for hike tomorrow) Wich Haus Checked into Airbnb | |
| Day 2 | Morning | The Highline Trail |
| Afternoon | The Highline Trail | |
| Evening | Backslope Brewing Sweet Retreat Creamery | |
| Day 3 | Morning | Going to the Sun Drive St Mary Falls Trail |
| Afternoon | Going to the Sun Drive St Mary Falls Trail | |
| Evening | Cowgirl Coffee Company Sweet Peaks Ice Cream SunRift Brewing | |
| Day 4 | Morning | Grinnell Glacier Trail |
| Afternoon | Grinnell Glacier Trail | |
| Evening | Kalispell Brewing Handle Brews Sweet Peaks Ice Cream | |
| Day 5 | Morning | Montana Coffee Roasters Wild Coffee Company Downtown Whitefish Sweet Peaks Ice Cream |
| Afternoon | Polebridge Mercantile | |
| Evening | Folklore Coffee Whitefish Farmer’s Market Departure |
