Our three-month stay in Whitefish aligned with the challenging time of COVID-19. Consequently, we weren’t comfortable dining in at restaurants and did try to limit our trips out in public. That said, we were still eager to try to support … Read More
Run by local non-profit Whitefish Legacy Partners, the Whitefish Trail (WT) offers residents 43 miles of multi-use trails. The various trail networks can be used for hiking/running, mountain biking, and horseback riding, although some have restrictions, so check each section’s … Read More
With a handful of our top East Glacier hikes closed due to COVID-19, we had to look to West Glacier for our final hike in the national park. I was initially thinking we could hike Gunsight Pass (a 20-mile thru … Read More
One of Glacier National Park’s most iconic and popular hikes, the Highline Trail traverses 7.2 miles of scenic ridgeline from Logan Pass to the Granite Park Chalet. Skirting the western edge of the Continental Divide, the Highline is touted as … Read More
After hiking Mt. Aeneas a few weeks prior, we thought we’d head back to the Jewel Basin for a second outing. While the area is one of the most popular in the Flathead National Forest (typically a hard ‘no’ for … Read More
About five miles east of Logan Pass and the Continental Divide, Siyeh Pass forms the saddle between Mt. Siyeh (10,014’) and Matahpi Peak (9,364’). A 10-mile point-to-point trail, Siyeh Pass sees significantly less foot traffic than the wildly popular Highline … Read More
Cyclone Peak Lookout is perched atop a modest 6,033’ summit at the eastern edge of the Whitefish Range. Just a few miles east, the banks of the Flathead River’s North Fork wind through the valley, under the jagged summits of … Read More
Holy cow, it’s been forever since my mom let me write up one of our adventures! I feel the same as, presumably, most of you readers – that the pup’s perspective has been severely lacking on our blog lately. I … Read More
Earlier this summer, we attempted to hike the Doris Ridge Trail (#52) at the northern end of the Swan Range. We had been told that, by the end of June, the ridge was probably free of any major snow cover. … Read More
At the northern tip of the Whitefish Range, Mount Hefty’s twin summits straddle the U.S.-Canada border. The tallest (7,578’) is in Montana; the slightly shorter (7,450′) is just a few hundred meters north in British Columbia. Standing just west of … Read More
