10. Cracker Lake Hike

Cracker Lake is another splendid trail to experience in Glacier. The spectacular trail scenery seems like settings on movies and television shows.

The trail follows the west bank of Canyon Creek, ascending moderately. At approximately 5.6 miles, you reach the foot of Cracker Lake. Few walks would thereafter lead to the Lake Campground.

You will go through a thick forest during the first few parts of the walk. However, this hiking birth pain escapade all pays as you will see the outstanding scenery of the Cracker flats area a few miles away.

11. Polebridge Mercantile

photo from Only In Your State blog

Take a quick break from the overwhelming natural backgrounds and take a stop at this Polebridge Mercantile to fill your food cravings.

Known as “The North Fork’s Last Best Outpost”, the Merc serves as a general store, bakery and even base camp to Northwest Montana for over 100 years already. It is considered as an essential stop for anyone visiting the west side of the national park.

This small community brings you back to the days when smartphones and all-level devices were not as trendy as today

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