Kerr Brothers Road trip '09' pt.3 {Glacier Park}

[Richard Kerr]

Happy 4th everyone!!!



I guess you guys didn't like pt.2 so I will just put a link to all the pics so far. Look if you want, if you have never been to Glacier, WOW!!! You really should get here.
Glacier Ride 2009 pictures by Kerr1963 - Photobucket

[Munch]

Absolutely gorgeous pics man. Wish I had scenery like that around here. Thanks for sharing!
Edit: hope ya don't mind...stole one or two for my desk top background.

[snickerdoodle]

Great pictures, glad you had a good time!! Thanks for sharing.

[Miralcos]

beautiful

[angliam]

Glacier National Park is one of my favorite places. Logan's Pass is absolutely beautiful. My uncle owns the Old Timer's Auction Barn in Hungry Horse, just outside Glacier National Park.

[trikebubble]

Glacier is awesome isn't it? It's like being on top of the world. So what's it like to have your own Dam?

[Richard Kerr]

Originally Posted by angliam

Glacier National Park is one of my favorite places. Logan's Pass is absolutely beautiful. My uncle owns the Old Timer's Auction Barn in Hungry Horse, just outside Glacier National Park.

I've seen it, we are staying in Kalispell and have been riding through there for the last couple days.

[Richard Kerr]

Originally Posted by Munch

Absolutely gorgeous pics man. Wish I had scenery like that around here. Thanks for sharing!
Edit: hope ya don't mind...stole one or two for my desk top background.

Cool, steal all you want, glad you like them. Yeah I'm from southern california, so this amount of open space just amazes me.

[Richard Kerr]

Originally Posted by trikebubble

Glacier is awesome isn't it? It's like being on top of the world. So what's it like to have your own Dam?

Its kind of cool, we might actually be related, my dad does alot of geneology stuff and is going to check into it. We were hoping for a whole town, so we could claim it as our own, and have a place up here, but no luck, just a dam.

[Missoula Mike]

Welcome to my backyard! Lived up in the Flathead near Glacier for a number of years and spent lots of time hiking the area. More of that to come this summer as well. Had an incredible ride over it on my old V900 last summer. Probably another one this fall if all goes well. Check out the Waterton area and the Banff/Canmore area - the mountains get even BIGGER!

Had a nice ride two days ago - full day ride from Missoula up through the Seeley Swan valley with the snow-capped Mission Mountain Range on the left and the Bob Marshall Wilderness peaks on the right, lunch at Bigfork, then down along Flathead Lake (stop for a quick swim) and back home to Missoula. Started from Missoula at 7am in the 40F range and ended at 92F by 5pm. Thankfully no humidity like you folks in the South!

Cheers from Montana! M

[Richard Kerr]

Originally Posted by Missoula Mike

Welcome to my backyard! Lived up in the Flathead near Glacier for a number of years and spent lots of time hiking the area. More of that to come this summer as well. Had an incredible ride over it on my old V900 last summer. Probably another one this fall if all goes well. Check out the Waterton area and the Banff/Canmore area - the mountains get even BIGGER!

Had a nice ride two days ago - full day ride from Missoula up through the Seeley Swan valley with the snow-capped Mission Mountain Range on the left and the Bob Marshall Wilderness peaks on the right, lunch at Bigfork, then down along Flathead Lake (stop for a quick swim) and back home to Missoula. Started from Missoula at 7am in the 40F range and ended at 92F by 5pm. Thankfully no humidity like you folks in the South!

Cheers from Montana! M

No internet for a couple days while we made our way back south. yeah Mike you live in a very cool place, glad you know how to appreciate it with a good ride and a dip in the lake. We rode up the east side going north, really beautiful area. Next time i'm there {and there will be}, I will check out those other parks, thanks.

[Mean Gene]

Nice pics, I'm headed there next year. Maybe early september, trying to miss the crowds, maybe kids back in school.

How was the "Going to the Sun Road"? RV's and trucks a problem?

[Missoula Mike]

Hey Gene - Labor Day weekend is usually the "last big weekend" in Glacier before things start shutting down crowd wise. You'll still find the basic staple places open but the touristy shops usually are starting to board up for winter shortly thereafter (a lot of their workers are high school or college kids). Some of my best bicycle and hiking times in Glacier have been in September, even early October. The risk that you take, the later you wait, is that the weather will get cool up high on the Sun Road and it'll occasionally drop some skiffs of snow, though they keep it plowed and it melts off pretty quickly on a warm Fall day. You'll not find many RV's and big trucks on the Going to the Sun Road because they limit the length of the vehicles due to the tight road/turns. They occasionally have some road construction going on, but nothing that would deter you from taking the road. Doubt they'll be working on it much in September, but worth checking in advance. Call Glacier Park Headquarters at West Glacier/Apgar and they can give you the scoop. It's an amazing ride. If you have the time, go north up to St. Mary's, then 20 miles further up to Many Glacier, then up to Waterton (another hour) using the Chief Mountain border crossing into Canada. You won't be disappointed! Waterton's a neat little town with a fantastic mountainous backdrop. Short 9 mile ride up to Cameron Lake above it is a nice short sidetrip as well. If you're camping, let me know and I can point out some good camp spots, though some campgrounds will be closed that time of the year. I'd bet you could find some indoor lodging - safer from the weather and bears that time of the year.

Holler if you have any other questions on W. MT. Would be glad to provide suggestions for great rides/places the check out.

PS Make sure you leave your gators down south, we have our hands full with the grizzlies.

[Mean Gene]

Thanks for the info Mike, that'll help me with planning. I always say no to gators, I'm a FSU grad (Seminoles)!

[pat0021]

Great pictures. Someday I'll get to ride out there!

[Mean Gene]

Hey Richard, where's Yellowstone and Grand Tetons pics? All up to this point are great!!

[Richard Kerr]

Originally Posted by Mean Gene

Hey Richard, where's Yellowstone and Grand Tetons pics? All up to this point are great!!

Finaly made it home last night. I'm working on the pics right now, should have the final installment up tomarrow