This video captures Day 4 and part of Day 5 of our Glacier National Park Backpacking Adventure from Goat Haunt to Lake Francis and includes the Waterton River Suspension Bridge, Lake Janet, and the amazing falls at Lake Francis. We saw the turquoise waters of glacier fed lakes, tracks of bear and elk, amazing plant life and spectacular mountains, sunsets, and sunrises. Special thanks to Glacier Guides and specifically our very knowledgeable guide Makete Roesch, as well as our fellow backpackers who made it even more enjoyable and contributed to the video content. On this stretch of trail, we didn’t see any hikers - so definitely no crowds on this hike. Are you over 60? Do you enjoy the outdoors and want to try backpacking? Wondering if you can hike Glacier National Park? This Glacier National Park 2022 video series will show you how to hike 50 miles and more in Glacier NP even if you are over sixty and overweight (like we are). The season at Glacier for backpacking is short and getting into the backcountry is the best way to avoid the crowds and take in the beauty of Glacier. We used Glacier Guides for our trip and could not have been more pleased. Our six-day trip from the Loop Trail off Going to the Sun Road to Bowman Lake Campground started out beautiful, and although we did not think it was possible, the trail became more awesome each day! This video highlights 4-5 Goat Haunt to Lake Francis.
What's included/Chapters: Just click on the timestamp to skip around
00:23 Waterton River Suspension Bridge
01:34 All Trails 3D Trail Map
03:38 Lake Janet
04:04 Mushrooms
04:30 Lunch and Swimming
05:31 Open Air Toilet
06:00 Which came 1st: Bear or Elk
06:59 Lake Francis Campground
08:52 Lake Francis Falls
10:37 Camp Site Night 4
12:22 Sunrise at Lake Francis
Our Glacier Mountain Adventure series will ultimately include:
Day 1: The Loop Trail to Granite Park Chalet;
Day 2: Granite Park Chalet to Fifty Mountain Campground;
Day 3: Fifty Mountain Campground to Kootenai Campground;
Day 4: Kootenai Campground to Goat Haunt, swinging bridge, Lake Janet and Lake Francis (including spectacular waterfalls);
Day 5: Lake Francis over Brown Pass and the Continental Divide to Lake Bowman Campground and
Day 6: Along Lake Bowman and back to civilization via Polebridge.
Day 7 & 8: Highland Trail near Logan’s Pass, Avalanche Lake, and Lake McDonald
Where to stay: Glacier Guides Lodge
Guide Company: Glacier Guides and Montana Raft
Guide: Ma'keta Roesch
Best Food: McDonald Lodge and in West Glacier the restaurant attached to the gas station just below the Glacier Guides Lodge.
Cameras: Iphone 12 Pro Max; Go Pro 11 Black
Software: Adobe Cloud, Photoshop, Premier Pro Music: Epidemic Sound
Questions: If you have any questions at all about our Glacier National Park Adventures, please feel free to reach out to us with questions in the comments section below. We love to talk about hiking and backpacking and our adventures.
We can do this! You can do this! Over 60 and living life to the fullest. We both work full time. Backpacking (and making videos) is just a hobby we love. If you enjoy our videos, we would very much appreciate a thumbs up, so we know you are enjoying what we are sharing. If you want to get notices when we post videos and encourage us to keep spending our free time putting these together, please subscribe as well. Regardless, just get out there!!!
16 окт 2024
