When visiting Glacier National Park, it’s always difficult to determine which side of Glacier Park to stay on, west or east. Each region of Glacier Park is unique and there is plenty of activities on both sides to provide you with something to do for many days. This article will cover some of the sights […]
Can you identify these Glacier National Park Wildflowers? (Hint – you can find the answers in a previous post on Glacier National Park Wildflowers.) In our first blog post on Glacier National Park Wildflowers, we talked about some of the more popular and easier to find Wildflowers. In this blog post, we will talk about […]
Hiking Trail Difficulty Rating Easiest (★) Most Difficult (★★★★★) Fish Lake Trail (★★) The Fish Lake trail is one of the shorter, pleasant Glacier National Park Day Hikes. It is a spur trail off the Sperry Chalet trail. This trail begins climbing immediately as it passes through old growth of red cedar, western larch, […]
There are many amazing Glacier Park Lakes. Some of them are long finger lakes carved out as the glaciers receded millions of years ago and some are shallow moose-country ponds. They greatly range in size and elevation. Some are very large and some are quite small. But all the lakes in Glacier National Park have […]
In this Bargello Quilt Tutorial for Beginners, I will talk about selecting and organizing your fabrics and basic techniques on how to make a simple bargello quilt top. As part of this bargello quilt guide, I will include pictures of different bargello quilts to give you a sampling of some of the unique quilt tops […]
There are 7 entrances to Glacier National Park. Only 3 of these Glacier National Park Entrances connect to the Going-To-The-Sun Road – the only road in Glacier Park that travels over the Continental Divide from west to east. These 3 Glacier National Park Entrances are the West Glacier Entrance, the Saint Mary Entrance, and the […]
This Stack and Whack Tutorial for Beginners will cover some of the basics for selecting which pattern you want to make and which fabric will work best for that pattern. The Stack & Whack method involves taking rectangular pieces of fabric that have nearly identical motif prints to make the Stack then Whack (cutting) pieces […]
A northwest rainforest in Western Montana?? How can this be?? Scientist have noticed that parts of western Montana and northern Idaho look like chunks of northwest rainforest from the Pacific Coast that have been plucked and plopped 350 miles inland. One such chunk is a short distance from Smoky Bear Ranch and easy to access. […]
The Hummingbirds in Glacier National Park that come visit our feeder provide great entertainment for the guests staying at Smoky Bear Ranch. With our hummingbird feeder located just outside the Bed & Breakfast window, our guests thoroughly enjoy watching the Glacier Park Hummingbirds each morning. Our cabin guests will make special trips to Smoky Bear […]
One of our favorite activities when hiking is identifying Glacier Park Wildflowers. In years past, our wildflower books were always on the list of items to pack when heading out on our day long treks. Now we’ve become a little higher tech and I have Glacier National Park Wildflowers reference book by Shawn Wesley Coggins […]
