It was a beautiful day to be in Glacier Park. With bluebird skies, the views were endless. Follow this link from Trails.com to see the route.

Courtesy of Ryan Alford

Ryan Alford, owner of Snowshoe Magazine, traveled from Denver, CO to spend the weekend with us. In two days he covered about 18 miles on snowshoes. Ryan took a ton of photos and tells us he enjoyed his weekend. Ryan not only toured Glacier Park and stayed in one of Glacier Outdoor Center’s cabins but he also ate in local eateries including Packer’s Roost, The Belton Chalet, The Glacier Grill, Trapline Cafe and The Bandit Saloon. And he met up with Glacier Park’s Centennial Coordinator, Kass Hardy at Park Headquarters. Kass provided some great insight about what is happening this year in conjunction with the Centennial Celebration. Look for Ryan’s write-up soon in Snowshoe Magazine.

Dillon Tabbish, a local writer for the Daily Interlake, also had a great time on the trek up Scalplock Lookout. Look for Dillon’s story about the adventure this Thursday, March 11th in the Outdoors Section in the Daily Interlake.  Dillon’s a local, so he knows how great this area is, but even he said it was an experience to remember forever.  Thanks for joining us, Dillon–it was great!

Courtesy of Ryan Alford

Look forward to seeing the reviews! Check out our Facebook page to see the coverage or follow us on twitter: @glacierraftco.

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Some say Glacier Raft Co/Glacier Anglers co-owner Darwon Stoneman is way too dang lucky.  Whether it’s hunting season or fishing season, he always bags the big one.  The thing is, he’s lucky so often that there’s a chance that there could be a bit of skill involved as well.

March came in like a fluffy, warm little lamb on Monday, so Darwon and guide Marc Evans hit the river with a few good friends.  Former guide Bryan Anderson rowed Darwon into a honey hole that delivered big time.  Yep, that’s another monster.  Check out the great pictures taken by Marc.

Bryan wrote about the day in this blog post featured in Flyfish Magazine.

Here’s an excerpt from the Flyfish Magazine blog post:

The morning started out with heavy valley fog that burned away by noon to reveal bright skies and the snow-capped Rockies. Throughout the day, layers came off as the sun became hot on our backs. In equal intervals the layers went back on and a good winter coat came in handy as the sun eventually left and kept us wishing for July and a pair of flip flops.

The cutthroats here in the Flathead River are developing spawning colors and getting ready to make their annual trip to the tributary streams that surround Glacier National Park. The idea is to intercept those fish before the pilgrimage begins. When the timing is right, you’ll see sizable average fish in decent numbers.

Although we did see two fish rise to something on the surface, a dry fly never hit the water. In the end, MFC’s streamers and nymphs worked well and brought nice fish to the boat. We pulled the Flathead Trifecta–cutthroat, rainbow and bull trout. With the run in its infancy, there are most certainly better days to come.

You can read the rest of the post and see more of Marc’s pics by clicking here.

We’re lucky to live where we live, but we’re excited to share it…so start planning your fishing adventures with us!  Also, we’ve got great deals on fishing gear including rods, reels, flies, fly boxes and more in the fly shop at Glacier Outdoor Center.  And we’ll see if we can talk Darwon into letting some of his luck rub off on you!

]]> http://blog.glacierraftco.com/new-snow-no-rain/feed/ 0 http://blog.glacierraftco.com/in-the-news-the-race-at-glacier/ http://blog.glacierraftco.com/in-the-news-the-race-at-glacier/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:18:41 +0000 Hilary http://blog.glacierraftco.com/?p=983 We’re so excited to be hosting the Western States Youth Ski Festival this weekend.  The youth Nordic skiing competition is called The Race at Glacier.  And while you may have read about it previously here on our blog, don’t take our word for it–take it from the real wordsmiths at the Missoulian and Flathead News Group.  Check out their articles…and we look forward to seeing you up here this weekend.

When you come, please bring a camera, and send us your best pics–we’d love to post them here on our website!

]]> http://blog.glacierraftco.com/snowing/feed/ 0 http://blog.glacierraftco.com/cold-2/ http://blog.glacierraftco.com/cold-2/#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:30:25 +0000 Alex http://blog.glacierraftco.com/?p=974 New Snow 0″ Base 12″ Comment 1 degree this morning here.  No new snow.  Trails are holding up well and we have full coverage and are 100% open.  Pray for snow!