Exploring Nature by Sheila Newenham
Up a “minimally maintained” one-lane forest road (hand saw and ax recommended) is the Howe Lake Trail. This rustic road follows the fish creek ravine, overlooking an enormous beaver lodge in a wetland teeming with birds and notably absent of moose. As the road curves, … Continue readingFire and Flowers on the Howe Lake Trail
It’s a classic Glacier National Park hike. Mid-day in July or August you’ll find people circling the parking lot for an hour or more looking for a place to park as traffic backs up on the narrow, winding, two-lane Going to the Sun Road as … Continue readingHidden Lake Trail at Logan Pass
There are just a handful of other cars here when we arrive in the early morning. Its 45 degrees and spitting rain. A couple is gearing up for a bike ride on the Going to the Sun Road, which is still closed from here to … Continue readingAvalanche Creek Trail in the Rain