On this trip, from Colorado to Jasper and beyond, we were astounded by the density and variety of the stunning wild flowers of the Rockies. As part of our motorcycle touring, we try to get in as much hiking as we can. If all we do is ride and eat our gut/butt keep getting bigger and bigger, not really the point of our travels. Selecting our hike can be somewhat random. Sometimes we just stop along the road and take a path to no where while other times we plan our hikes. Below is a collection of some of the beautiful flowers we saw on our hike in Glacier National Park along the Icerberg Lake Trail. This trail, bursting with wild flowers, starts behind the guest cabins of the Swiftcurrent Motor Inn. The trail traverses 9.7 miles round trip through spectacular alpine scenery with a total elevation gain of 1275ft. The juxtaposition of these alpine wild flowers vs the desert wild flowers that we saw at the beginning of our trip was interesting. The colors of wild flowers from desert to mountain were equally spectacular but the surrounding landscape was so vastly different.
Wild Flowers of the Rockies at Glacier National Park
Hiking Glacier National Park
This great chart of hikes created by HikingGlacier shows the numerous hikes you can take in Glacier National Park:
| Trail Name | Location | Trail Features | RT Miles | Elevation Gain | Difficulty Rating |
| Apgar Lookout | Lake McDonald | Scenic Views, Historic | 7.1 | 1845 | 10.79 |
| Apikuni Falls | Many Glacier | Waterfalls | 1.7 | 625 | 2.95 |
| Appistoki Falls | Two Medicine | Waterfalls | 1.3 | 175 | 1.65 |
| Aster Falls | Two Medicine | Waterfalls | 2.8 | 320 | 3.44 |
| Aster Park Overlook | Two Medicine | Scenic Views, Waterfalls | 4.0 | 780 | 5.56 |
| Avalanche Lake | Lake McDonald | Lake, Waterfalls | 4.5 | 730 | 5.96 |
| Baring Falls | St. Mary Lake | Waterfalls | 0.8 | 160 | 1.12 |
| Beaver Pond Loop | St. Mary Lake | Meadows, Forest Hike, Historic | 3.6 | 350 | 4.30 |
| Belly River Ranger Station | Many Glacier | Outstanding Views, Historic | 12.2 | 870 | 13.94 |
| Bullhead Lake | Many Glacier | Lakes, Waterfalls, Scenic Views | 7.2 | 425 | 8.05 |
| Cobalt Lake | Two Medicine | Scenic Views, Alpine Lake, Waterfalls, Wildflowers | 11.2 | 1450 | 14.10 |
| Cracker Lake | Many Glacier | Alpine Lake, Outstanding Views | 12.6 | 1400 | 15.40 |
| Dawson Pass | Two Medicine | Outstanding Views | 9.4 | 2450 | 14.30 |
| Deadwood Falls | Logan Pass | Waterfalls, Forest Hike | 2.3 | 665 | 3.63 |
| Firebrand Pass | Two Medicine | Outstanding Views, Wildflowers | 10.2 | 1950 | 14.10 |
| Fish Lake | Lake McDonald | Lake, Forest Hike | 5.8 | 1210 | 8.22 |
| Florence Falls | Logan Pass | Waterfalls, Forest Hike | 9.8 | 975 | 11.75 |
| Forest and Fire Nature Trail | Lake McDonald | Scenic Views, Wildflowers | 1.1 | 180 | 1.46 |
| Gable Pass | Many Glacier | Outstanding Views, Alpine Meadows | 13.1 | 2250 | 17.60 |
| Granite Park Chalet (via The Loop) | Logan Pass | Outstanding Views, Wildflowers | 8.4 | 2450 | 13.30 |
| Granite Park Chalet (via Highline) | Logan Pass | Outstanding Views, Alpine Meadows, Wildflowers | 15.2 | 1920 | 19.04 |
| Grinnell Glacier | Many Glacier | Outstanding Views, Glaciers | 7.6 | 1840 | 11.28 |
| Grinnell Lake | Many Glacier | Lake, Scenic Views | 3.0 | 220 | 3.44 |
| Gunsight Lake | Logan Pass | Outstanding Views, Subalpine Lake, Wildflowers | 12.6 | 1500 | 15.60 |
| Hidden Falls | Many Glacier | Waterfalls, Forest Hike | 2.5 | 250 | 3.00 |
| Hidden Lake | Logan Pass | Outstanding Views, Alpine Meadows, Lake | 5.4 | 1325 | 8.05 |
| Hidden Lake Overlook | Logan Pass | Outstanding Views, Alpine Meadows, Wildflowers | 2.7 | 540 | 3.78 |
| Highline Loop | Logan Pass | Outstanding Views, Alpine Meadows, Wildflowers | 11.8 | 1950 | 15.70 |
| Highline Trail to Haystack Pass | Logan Pass | Outstanding Views, Alpine Meadows, Wildflowers | 7.2 | 825 | 8.85 |
| Howe Lake | Lake McDonald | Lake | 4.0 | 240 | 4.48 |
| Huckleberry Mountain Lookout | Lake McDonald | Scenic Views | 12.0 | 3400 | 18.80 |
| Iceberg Lake | Many Glacier | Outstanding Views, Alpine Lake | 9.7 | 1275 | 12.25 |
| Johns Lake Loop | Lake McDonald | Waterfalls, Lake Views | 1.8 | 225 | 2.25 |
| Lake McDonald West Shore | Lake McDonald | Lake Views | 14.0 | 300 | 14.60 |
| Medicine Grizzly Lake | Two Medicine | Subalpine Lake, Scenic Views | 12.4 | 625 | 13.65 |
| Mt. Brown Lookout | Lake McDonald | Outstanding Views, Historic | 10.1 | 4250 | 18.60 |
| No Name Lake | Two Medicine | Alpine Lake, Scenic Views | 5.4 | 905 | 7.21 |
| Oldman Lake | Two Medicine | Alpine Lake, Outstanding Views | 13.3 | 1850 | 17.00 |
| Otokomi Lake | St. Mary Lake | Alpine Lake, Waterfalls | 10.8 | 2180 | 15.16 |
| Paradise Point | Two Medicine | Scenic Lake Views | 1.4 | 220 | 1.84 |
| Piegan Pass | Logan Pass | Outstanding Views | 9.2 | 1850 | 12.90 |
| Pitamakan Pass | Two Medicine | Outstanding Views, Lake Views | 15.4 | 2500 | 20.40 |
| Poia Lake | Many Glacier | Lake Views | 8.6 | 1750 | 12.10 |
| Preston Park | Logan Pass | Outstanding Views, Alpine Meadows, Wildflowers | 7.1 | 1415 | 9.93 |
| Ptarmigan Falls | Many Glacier | Oustanding Views, Waterfalls | 5.0 | 768 | 6.54 |
| Ptarmigan Lake | Many Glacier | Oustanding Views, Alpine Lake | 8.8 | 1700 | 12.20 |
| Ptarmigan Tunnel | Many Glacier | Oustanding Views, Alpine Lake, Historic | 10.7 | 2300 | 15.30 |
| Quartz Lake Loop | Lake McDonald | Lake Views, Forest Hike | 12.8 | 2350 | 17.50 |
| Red Eagle Lake | St. Mary Lake | Lake Views, Meadows | 15.0 | 300 | 15.60 |
| Redrock Falls | Many Glacier | Waterfalls, Lake, Scenic Views | 4.2 | 285 | 4.77 |
| Rockwell Falls | Two Medicine | Waterfalls, Scenic Views, Wildflowers | 7.0 | 375 | 7.75 |
| Rocky Point Nature Trail | Lake McDonald | Lake, Scenic Views | 1.9 | 350 | 2.60 |
| Running Eagle Falls | Two Medicine | Waterfalls | 0.6 | 15 | 0.63 |
| Scalplock Mountain Lookout | Two Medicine | Outstanding Views, Historic | 9.4 | 3175 | 15.75 |
| Scenic Point | Two Medicine | Outstanding Views, Alpine Tundra | 8.0 | 2300 | 12.60 |
| Siyeh Pass | Logan Pass | Outstanding Views, Alpine Meadows, Wildflowers | 8.9 | 2090 | 13.08 |
| Siyeh Pass Loop | Logan Pass | Outstanding Views, Alpine Meadows, Wildflowers | 10.4 | 2280 | 14.96 |
| Snyder Lake | Lake McDonald | Subalpine Lake, Scenic Views | 8.7 | 2045 | 12.79 |
| Sperry Chalet | Lake McDonald | Outstanding Views, Waterfalls | 12.3 | 3360 | 19.02 |
| St. Mary Area Waterfalls Hike | St. Mary Lake | Waterfalls, Lake Views | 5.2 | 700 | 6.60 |
| St. Mary Falls | St. Mary Lake | Waterfalls | 1.7 | 215 | 2.13 |
| Swiftcurrent Lake Nature Trail | Many Glacier | Scenic and Lake Views, Forest | 2.9 | 25 | 2.95 |
| Swiftcurrent Pass | Many Glacier | Outstanding Views, Alpine Meadows, Lakes | 14.2 | 2400 | 19.00 |
| Trail of the Cedars | Lake McDonald | Forest Hike, Waterfalls | 1.0 | 60 | 1.12 |
| Trout Lake | Lake McDonald | Lake | 8.4 | 4200 | 16.80 |
| Twin Falls | Two Medicine | Waterfalls | 2.3 | 115 | 2.53 |
| Two Medicine Pass | Two Medicine | Outstanding Views, Alpine Lake | 15.8 | 2350 | 20.50 |
| Upper Two Medicine Lake | Two Medicine | Lake Views, Meadows, Wildflowers | 4.8 | 350 | 5.50 |
| Virginia Falls | St. Mary Lake | Waterfalls | 3.6 | 525 | 4.65 |
