点评:We have been planning our summer family trip to Glacier National Park for a while and one of the most anticipated things was hiking to Grinnell Glacier. There is a lot of construction in the Many Glacier area so the only parking for this hike is at the Many Glacier Hotel. However you can only park there if you are a hotel guest or have an activity reservation. We purchased one way return boat shuttle tickets in January which allowed us to enter the area. Otherwise you have to claim a spot on a hiker shuttle and park much further out.
We arrived right at 7 am and there were plenty of parking spots. After a brief stop inside the Many Glacier Lodge we set out on the trail. We wanted to get ahead of the first boat shuttle at 8:30 so we started around 7:20 am. The walk around Swiftcurrent and Josephine Lakes is very flat and easy. We took the north side of Josephine Lake which is much more exposed to the sun but has a gradual climb up where the south side is more covered in a tree layer but the hike is much steeper when it makes its way to Grinnell Glacier. We also saw a bear on the north side.
The bad news is that the trail is still not fully open due to snow hazards. However you are still able to get pretty far along. We went 3.90 miles from the back door of the hotel before running into the sign that describes the closure. You are still able to experience a good part of the trail and get incredible views of the area; particularly Grinnell Lake and the glacier. Since we couldn’t go all the way we added on Grinnell Lake before catching the 1:45 pm return boat shuttle. In total we walked almost 9 miles in about 6 hours.
This was a fantastic experience that we had been looking forward to for a while. We certainly wanted to go all the way to Grinnell Glacier but still had a wonderful time.
翻译:我们计划着夏天全家去冰川国家公园的旅行,其中最期待的事情之一就是徒步前往格里内尔冰川。由于许多冰川地区正在施工,所以这次徒步唯一的停车位是许多冰川酒店。不过,只有酒店客人或预订了活动才能在那里停车。我们在一月份购买了单程往返的游船票,这样我们就可以进入该地区。否则,你就得在远一点的地方占个徒步接驳车的位子。
我们早上7点就到了,那里有很多停车位。在众多冰川旅馆短暂停留后,我们便踏上了徒步之旅。我们想赶在8:30的第一班游船之前出发,所以我们大约在早上7:20出发。Swiftcurrent湖和Josephine湖周围的步道非常平坦,很容易走。我们选择了约瑟芬湖的北侧,那里阳光更充足,但地势逐渐向上,南侧树木茂密,但通往格里内尔冰川的路途却陡峭得多。我们还在北侧看到了一只熊。
坏消息是,由于积雪隐患,这条步道尚未完全开放。不过,你仍然可以走很远。我们从酒店后门走了3.90英里,然后就看到了封闭的标志。你仍然可以体验步道的大部分路段,欣赏到该地区的壮丽景色,尤其是格里内尔湖和冰川。由于我们无法走完全程,所以我们在下午1:45乘坐返程船之前,又去了格里内尔湖。我们总共走了近9英里,大约用了6个小时。
这是我们期待已久的一次奇妙经历。我们当然想一路前往格里内尔冰川,但仍然度过了美好的时光。