Glacier National Park Chat

Thanks for all of your work and effort on this project!

Lyman and Carlene

Hi Kyle,
That is great news. Thanks so much.
Lyman and Carlene

Link to an article about Superintendent Haraden in this week's Hungry Horse News:

https://hungryhorsenews.com/news/2023/a ... b-haraden/

Thanks for all of the efforts in this regard and we will keep our fingers crossed.

Lyman

Ralph,
Thanks very much for that update and information.
Lyman

I am afraid that I have not paid much attention to this the past few years but is the Inside North Fork Road now open in the summer all the way between Fish Creek and Polebridge or is there still a portion of the road between these points where it is impassable and closed? If it will be open this su...

Ralph,
Thanks very much for posting that link.
Lyman

The Flathead Beacon has an article about road construction around the Park this summer. I tried to post the link but was not successful.

My daughter was able to get tickets for the Sun Road, Many Glacier and Two Medicine on March 1 for July. She was able to book them all herself.

I think that generally Swiftcurrent Pass is open before the Highline. On our 2014 trip, the Highline as I mentioned, was not open but we met a number of hikers who had hiked up over Swiftcurrent Pass from Many Glacier, including two or three whom we met at Swiftcurrent Lookout during our hike there....

For years I swore that I never ever wanted to hike up the Loop. But on our 2014 stay at Granite Park Chalet in early July, the Highline was not open so we hiked up the Loop. It involved numerous breaks along the way but I was surprised that it was not as bad as I feared. Of course I suppose it helpe...

link to an article in the Flathead Beacon. The hotel will be closed for renovations this summer.

https://flatheadbeacon.com/2023/01/30/n ... town-hall/

Sad news that Ranger Lyle Ruterbories, long-time Ranger at Kintla Lake, has passed away at the age of 102. A wonderful person and a great asset to the Park for so many years. He certainly made us feel welcome at Kintla. https://hungryhorsenews.com/news/2022/dec/21/lyle-ruterbories-longtime-kintla-la...

Opened today, July l3.