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Trip to Glacier National Park
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deadeyedick Offline
#1 Posted: Wed, Jul 18 2018, 11:24 AM EST
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Planning a trip in August. Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, Sand Point and Missoula for about a week.

Any insights from those who have been or are in the vicinity are appreciated.
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#2 Posted: Wed, Jul 18 2018, 11:35 AM EST
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we passed by/drove through Glacier on the way from Seattle to Yellowstone...

and on another trip went north of it to Banff and Jasper in Canada...both were well worth the time...but can't tell you much about Glacier other than it's beautiful with a lot of trees...
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#3 Posted: Wed, Jul 18 2018, 2:47 PM EST
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We travlhed North through that country to Banff in Canada. The Park is gorgeous and I recommend staying at the Ceder Creek Lodge and or the Many Glacier Hote.

http://www.glaciernationalparklodges.com/lodging/cedar-creek-lodge/

On the way back we stopped and enjoyed a cruise on lake Coeur D'alene.

https://www.cdaresort.com/discover/cruises/tickets
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#4 Posted: Wed, Jul 18 2018, 2:56 PM EST
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deadeyedick wrote:
Planning a trip in August. Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, Sand Point and Missoula for about a week.

Any insights from those who have been or are in the vicinity are appreciated.

Been a long time. Waterton park in Canada just north of Glacier is cool too.

PM Chazbo. He recently moved to Missoula
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#5 Posted: Wed, Jul 18 2018, 4:09 PM EST
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dkeage wrote:
Been a long time. Waterton park in Canada just north of Glacier is cool too.

PM Chazbo. He recently moved to Missoula


Yep. Thought I remembered thats where he is now.
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#6 Posted: Wed, Jul 18 2018, 7:46 PM EST
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DED, check out the town of Whitefish, not far from Glasier. If you go through Anaconda play Jack Nicklaus golf course, Old Works. Let me know when you come through Missoula so we can get together for golf, fish or just a beer😜 Baynard brewery or Imagine nation brewery in Missoula.
Chazbo
deadeyedick Offline
#7 Posted: Wed, Jul 18 2018, 8:51 PM EST
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Won't be bringing the sticks on this trip but I will let you know when we firm up dates and would love to meet for a beer and maybe a cigar also. I'll look at Whitefish.
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#8 Posted: Wed, Jul 18 2018, 8:59 PM EST
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Thanks for the suggestions guys. I'll check them out. Been to Banff from Calgary years ago. There is a breakfast place there that serves an upside down apple pancake that I would drive an hour to have again.Drool
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#9 Posted: Wed, Jul 18 2018, 9:17 PM EST
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Wife and I took an RV trip last summer....late May to just before the 4th of July.
Oregon to Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Washington and back to Oregon.
Stayed in Whitefish for several days (family wedding) and did the Glacier day trip thing...........crowded......very crowded.
Yellowstone = crowded..........worse than Glacier.
My problem was that the last time I was in any of those places was the early to mid 70s, and it was amazing back then.
So, needless to say, I had a tough time adjusting to the new reality.

Whitefish is a very cool town but has become trendy and spendy (according to some of da local folk). Nice lake.
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#10 Posted: Wed, Jul 18 2018, 9:18 PM EST
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^ was through town a couple weeks ago.
frankj1 Offline
#11 Posted: Wed, Jul 18 2018, 10:30 PM EST
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all I know about Whitefish fits on a bagel.
deadeyedick Offline
#12 Posted: Thu, Jul 19 2018, 7:57 AM EST
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Booked Whitefish for one of the nights.
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#13 Posted: Thu, Jul 19 2018, 12:09 PM EST
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Coeur d’Alene and Sandpoint are quite a ways north of me. If your trip takes you anywhere near Boise, let me know. We can meet for golf, lunch, a beer or something.

MacDonald Lake and its lodge are worth a stop. Take the jammer bus from there up the Going-to-the-Sun road. A world class road. Just spectacular. No need to drive it yourself, you see more on the bus. Logan Pass is your destination. The east side is less crowded, but better saved for when you have a week or so in the area.
deadeyedick Offline
#14 Posted: Fri, Jul 20 2018, 7:21 AM EST
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We did Boise and Points North a few years ago . Some really beautiful country .
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#15 Posted: Mon, Jul 23 2018, 12:13 PM EST
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Finished booking the trip.

Chazbo, we will be in Missoula 8/14 afternoon. Staying at an Air B&B south of downtown. Hope we can connect for a drink somewhere. I will PM with questions.
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#16 Posted: Tue, Jul 24 2018, 10:02 AM EST
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Check out all the old NPS lodges....also Izack Walton lodge. Do Mac Donald Lake, going to the sun, all the big hits.
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#17 Posted: Tue, Jul 24 2018, 12:22 PM EST
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deadeyedick wrote:
Finished booking the trip.

Chazbo, we will be in Missoula 8/14 afternoon. Staying at an Air B&B south of downtown. Hope we can connect for a drink somewhere. I will PM with questions.

Sounds good DED👍
deadeyedick Offline
#18 Posted: Fri, Aug 10 2018, 11:06 AM EST
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One more wakeup before the trip. Applause
deadeyedick Offline
#19 Posted: Mon, Aug 13 2018, 7:49 PM EST
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At least three new wildfires burning in glacier national Park. The drive to the sun Road is closed and our reservations for jammer shuttle are canceled.

Came a long way to get burning eyes as there is smoke everywhere we have gone.
deadeyedick Offline
#20 Posted: Mon, Aug 13 2018, 7:55 PM EST
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Not for me to decide. Beautiful country everywhere but the smoke sure makes it less enjoyable
frankj1 Offline
#21 Posted: Mon, Aug 13 2018, 8:05 PM EST
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that sucks.
you deserved better.
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#22 Posted: Tue, Aug 14 2018, 1:59 AM EST
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deadeyedick wrote:
At least three new wildfires burning in glacier national Park. The drive to the sun Road is closed and our reservations for jammer shuttle are canceled.

Came a long way to get burning eyes as there is smoke everywhere we have gone.

Sorry to hear, Unfortunately you may experience much of the same smoke from wildfires at the RMCF.
deadeyedick Offline
#23 Posted: Tue, Aug 14 2018, 8:11 AM EST
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Won’t be going this year. Next year for sure.
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#24 Posted: Tue, Aug 14 2018, 11:55 AM EST
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deadeyedick wrote:
Not for me to decide. Beautiful country everywhere but the smoke sure makes it less enjoyable


that was exactly my experience last week when we went up to Mammoth and then to Lassen Volcanic National Park. At times, I felt like I was in a whitish gray dome when visibility was less than two miles all around due to the thick smoke.
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#25 Posted: Wed, Aug 15 2018, 8:01 AM EST
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Spent the night in Missoula Montana and met up with Chazbo for a few beers . Beautiful country everywhere we go but still smoky
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