- Continued lodging constraints for support staff
- Hoping for half full shuttles
- Working to understand Federal mask mandate as it pertains to outdoors
- Highway 2 construction a concern
Hopefully things pointing in the right direction.
Depending on what actually happens, I'll probably look for places to go outside of Glacier.zozeppelin wrote: ↑Tue Feb 02, 2021 1:36 pm Some updates from the superintendent. Highlights include:No Comment
- Continued lodging constraints for support staff
Half full shuttle is better than no shuttle. I do wonder about the behavior of people.
- Hoping for half full shuttles
Will there be fights, pushing and shoving, arguments over wearing, or not wearing a mask, etc. etc.Wearing a mask out on the trail is just about the dumbest, lamest thing I've heard in all my nearly 73 years.
- Working to understand Federal mask mandate as it pertains to outdoors
Second only to so-called "social distancing". Wearing masks and social distancing clearly doesn't work as advertised. Look at California's experience. Infections and deaths up despite the Nazi like "lock down" Californians(with exceptions to the priviledged few) have been subjected to.This one could turn out to be a BIG DEAL considering traffic problems in recent years.
- Highway 2 construction a concern
If/when US2 is buggered up between Hungry Horse and West Glacier, can you imagine the traffic hassles?
Those who are "in the know" will turn left/north on Nucleus Ave in CFalls thus avoiding US2.
They'll drive up the North fork Road to enter the park via the Camas Road bridge.
I suspect that's why they are plans about to reestablish the "manned gate" just east of the Camas Road bridge.
The park service saw this coming.
Note to those who have not driven the North Fork Road:
During the early part of the season(May and June), the NF road can be a really NASTY drive.
The road can have long stretches that are wash boarded and pot holed.
I'm talking major pot holes--the sort that can break something if you hit one wrong.
The road is wet and muddy frequently in the rainy months of May and June.
Bouncing on the wash boarded sections can result in a loss of traction--all wheel/4x4 drive be damned.
So keep that in mind if you have a nice vehicle or get a rental.
Also Blackfeet have reached out to superintendent, and discussions are ongoing between them and business owners.
No comment. Y'all already know how I feel about this contentious issue.
Hopefully things pointing in the right direction.
We all live in hope!
I hate to say this, but it’s pretty unlikely the border will open for tourism this summer. Although our vaccinations are starting to ramp up, so hopefully I’m proven wrong and a late summer opening occurs.If only the border with Canada opens, too, I might finally get to check the Carthew-Alderson traverse off my bucket list. Now I'm just getting greedy.
Thanks, what a lovely idea!teapot57 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 10:12 am
I hate to say this, but it’s pretty unlikely the border will open for tourism this summer. Although our vaccinations are starting to ramp up, so hopefully I’m proven wrong and a late summer opening occurs.
Whenever you do make it up here, let me know if you’d like a hiking partner for Carthew Alderson!
As such, Mow said he expects that the campgrounds at St. Mary and Rising Sun will not be open, but Many Glacier and Two Medicine will.
Also some discussion on ticket system for GTTSR.The Park will open its free shuttle service this summer, operating at least to start at 50% capacity.
The Chairman said the plan at this point is to open by May.
“The future is promising,” Davis said [BTBC Chair]. “By June 1 when Going-To-The-Sun Road normally opens, with vaccinations and good numbers, it looks promising.”
From Jeff Mow in the Hungry Horse News article:zozeppelin wrote:Also some discussion on ticket system for GTTSR.
Thank the Lord!The system would be in place from June 1 to Labor Day and would impact the busiest parts of the day. People who arrived at Glacier early in the morning before entrance staff started their shift wouldn’t need a reservation and those arriving later in the evening wouldn’t need a reservation, either.