#162: Glacier National Park Planning Guide

Dear Bob and Sue: A National Parks Podcast

Matt and Karen Smith

Places & Travel, Nature, Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Science

5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Glacier National Park is considered the “crown of the continent” because of its pristine beauty, rugged wilderness, and magnificent wildlife. While the park is open all year, summer is the primetime for visitors. However, the window to visit while the park is relatively snow-free and the main roads are open is narrow. With a limited number of days to experience all the park offers, competition for lodging and activity reservations is keen. In this episode, we give an overview of what you need to know to plan a summer trip to the park and offer tips to provide you with the best chance at being prepared once you get there. We talk about the various areas of the park, details about the Going-To-the-Sun Road, the park’s free shuttle, popular trails, lodging options inside and outside the park, campsites, and more. Here are a few links related to this episode: Glacier National Park’s webpage regarding the free shuttle system Glacier National Park’s webpage about the historic lodges and chalets Granite Park Chalet’s website Sperry Chalet’s website Learn more about boat tours in the park at Glacier Park Boat Company · Link to our Patreon account The best way to support our podcast is to become a member of our Patreon account. Follow this link to check it out. And don’t forget to check out our new online merch store and www.dirtlander.com. Subscribe to The Dear Bob and Sue Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and if you’ve enjoyed our show, please leave us a review or rating on Apple Podcasts. Five-star ratings help other listeners find our show. Follow us on Instagram at @mattandkarensmith, on Twitter at @mattandkaren, on Facebook at dearbobands, or check out our blog at www.mattandkaren.com. To advertise on The Dear Bob and Sue Podcast, email us at [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:26.7	I don't feel like it's a treacherous road.
0:30.1	I've never been nervous on that, but you know, you have to pay attention to what you're doing.
0:34.6	Wait wait wait wait have you forgotten the time I think maybe it was the first time or possibly second
0:40.1	when it was completely fogged in and we couldn't see the road and thought we were going to die at any second.
0:44.8	Yeah, that wasn't fear. That was just that was concentration.
0:48.8	Caring. Looked like fear to me.
0:52.4	Did it for where you were sitting. looked like fear to me.
0:52.6	Did it for where you were sitting?
0:55.0	Yeah.S.
1:08.1	National Parks and other public lands. I'm Karen Smith.
1:11.2	And I'm Matt Smith. We're the authors of the Deer Bob and Sioux series of books.
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