okay so today we are going to do the St. Mary and Virginia fall hike in Glacier
National Park it's supposed to be a pretty family-friendly one it's on the
east side over near St. Mary's obviously so let's get going and see how it is
we're very sad we were gonna grab some chick-fil-a on our way out and it's
Sunday every time while I appreciate their Christian bent it's very
inconvenient when you really want chick-fil-a on Sunday we need chicken
alright so McDonald's we got two large meals and split them and it was cheaper 16
bucks instead of 20 to 30 so that was good and we remembered our Glacier Park
pass we almost forgot that
all right so we are almost to our hike scary drive if you're afraid of heights it
might be a little bit difficult also don't be stupid yeah so there was
a long line for the bathrooms but the lady in front of me she walks in and
then she walks out and she must have been tourist because she was like I'm not going
in there I'll wait and I was like good luck lady because unless you're in an
actual like little village part of glacier they're all like that like what
they're the pit toilets gross they're gross just gross
all right we made it to the trailhead if you're new to the channel be sure to hit
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blog post with more details of this hike parking is definitely an issue
there's not a very big parking lot here so you may have to wait a little bit for
somebody to leave or park a little farther up that other direction that way
there was a little parking lot maybe a mile up but then it's kind of a tight
road to walk along so just be patient bring your patience
looks like it's 1.9 miles we go to st. Mary Falls first and then Virginia Falls let's go
there's a deer by the beargrass down there I don't see a deer
all right so we made it to St. Mary Falls we got a little rain storm so we're
getting a little wet here but the Falls look beautiful we're going to head over
to get a closer look
all right so we had to switch to the GoPro too much rain so the footage may
be a little different from here on out but we're heading on to Virginia Falls
now and it's beautiful and at least we're not hot
this is where shoes with great tread come in really handy when you're hiking
in Glacier
all right so we made it to Virginia Falls absolutely beautiful we are
sopping wet I don't know if you can see them up there
but you can walk right up to the falls and stand right at the base I got some
footage with the GoPro because it was so wet we'll see how that turns out and
show it to you
taking a little break here gonna make some coffee
and the girls have some soup and snacks good times
super easy hike anybody should be able to do this one and very beautiful the
whole way it's beautiful you're gonna pass multiple Falls along the way
definitely hike all the way to Virginia Falls because they are breathtaking and
it's really not that much farther of a hike you will know it when you get there
we kept asking people is this the Falls is this the Falls they said no you'll
know when you get there because they're huge
there were some mosquitoes there so bring bug spray there is a shuttle
drop-off from east to west there is a shuttle that drives Going to the Sun
Road and it stops at all the major hikes and lookout points so if you don't want
to deal with the parking issue that's a great option you'll just have to pay
attention to shuttle pick-up and drop-off times but especially in the
middle of summer when tourists are in full bloom here
it beats fighting for parking spots
we finished the hike we timed our way back without stops it took about 40 minutes
and we were truckin so adjust that time for toddlers or older people hiking with
you absolutely I think one of our top hikes in the park so far and it's great
because your whole family can do it it's not accessible for disabled people but
anybody else should be able to go on the hike make sure you bring a rain jacket
because even if it doesn't rain like it did on us you will want
that when you go right next to the falls because of the splash off and definitely
don't forget to give a thumbs up I will see you guys next time
thanks for joining us so everybody was just stopped in the road and we couldn't
see anything for a bit somebody pointed out their window and there was a black
bear up in the woods they're so hard to see they blend in with
those tree trunks but we got to see it got a little bit of footage for you guys
and it's so fun to see wildlife in the park always a good day when you see it