Last year on a cross-country road trip I stopped at Glacier National Park. Not knowing anything about the place I asked one of the rangers what her favorite trail was. “Honestly, they’re all amazing, but I love the Gunsight Pass traverse. But it’s impassable right now,” she responded.
“How impassable?” I asked with a cheeky grin.
An hour later, just after noon, I was packing up a day pack and grabbing my crampons and ice axe with intentions of making it from Gunsight Pass Trailhead to Lake McDonald Lodge by nightfall and hitch-hiking back. It ended up being one of the most beautiful hikes I’ve been on with this gallery to show for it:
One of my favorite hikes! Although I can’t for the life of me think why it would be “impassable” save for fires??
It was amazing! I think she meant without some very helpful gear, microspikes and an ice axe.
What was your total distance from and to?
I think it was around 20 miles. Incredible hike!