The Route has Been Finalized

The group got together last weekend and agreed on the final route we are going to take through Glacier.  There was compromise such that we will have a down day half-way through through the trip so that part of the group can try their luck at trout fishing on Gunsight or St. Mary lakes and the rest of the group can attempt a summit of Mt. Jackson.

Chad pulled together some awesome maps of each day of the hike.  There are some pretty impressive distances and elevation gains. I'm confident that with the appropriate amount of preparation and training that the group will be just fine.

Day 1 - Two Medicine to Morning Star Lake Camp (11.5 miles)



Day 2 - Morning Star Camp to Red Eagle Lake Head Camp (13 miles)

Day 3 - Red Eagle Lake Head Camp to Reynolds Creek Camp (13/18 miles)

Depending on the split of the group for summiting Mt. Jackson and fishing, we may make this an 18 mile day to get us all the way to Gunsight Lake Camp.

Day 4 - Reynolds Creek Camp to Summit Mt. Jackson (8/18 miles roundtrip)

If the group makes it to Gunsight Lake Camp on day 3 then this will only be an 8 mile roundtrip.

Here is what the approach to the Mt. Jackson summit will look like.

Day 5 - Reynolds Creek Camp to Granite Park Camp (14/19 miles)

When we break of the Going to the Sun Road we will be at Logan Pass, hopefully this winter is a bit kinder than last.  Here are some pictures of mid-July last year at the Logan Pass Visitor Center as publised by the NPS. When we leave Logan Pass we will be on the Highline Trail.  Hopefully no one is afraid of heights!

Day 6 - Granite Park Camp to Many Glacier (8 miles)