Blue skies and blue water of Bowman Lake

A Weekend with Glacier Institute

What is the Glacier Institute? A 501(c)3 nonprofit, The Glacier Institute provides educational programs for visitors to the Glacier National Park area. The organization uses field-based activities to help participants learn more about the area’s ecology and anthropology. Current courses are listed here. My Visit Whenever I visit a new National Park, I love to …

Beautiful day at Flathead Lake

Whitefish and Kalispell, Montana – Glacier National Park Base Camp

Disclaimer Honestly, I spent almost all of the time that we were staying in Kalispell in Glacier National Park. There were a couple days when Going-to-the-Sun Road was closed due to weather, so I was forced to hang back and check out these towns. Was not disappointed! Airbnb Wall of Wonder Our Airbnb was a …

Rawr!

Bozeman, Montana – National Parks Crash Pad

Bozeman, Montana was sort of an accidental stop on our trip. We wanted to stay near Yellowstone National Park or Grand Teton National Park, maybe Jackson Hole, but at the peak of summer tourist season we just couldn’t find the right place for us. Bozeman seemed like the best town that was reasonably close to …