retiredtraveler wrote: I know this is a loaded question -- just throwing in my 2 cents.
We're into hiking and have been to both parks multiple times. We found that Yellowstone, at least the times we were there, had more VISIBLE wildlife. That is, just by driving we saw herds of bison and elk along with the occasional moose.
We have a standing joke that even though we've hiked close to 5000 miles in parks over the past 30 years, we see more wildlife from the car than hiking in the backcountry. We have seen more bear in Glacier, however, both black and griz. We've encountered them on the trails too in Glacier --- didn't see them in Yellowstone.
But, as a hiking park, we much prefer Glacier...........
Thank you for he input. I was glad to hear that, because we plan on short hikes through the back country. We love to photograph wildlife, so we are truly looking forward to Glacier. Thank you again for your information.
The Hidden Lake trail from the Logan Pass visitor center will almost guarantee you a mountain goat encounter. The Red Rock Canyon area in Waterton (Canadian side-need passport) usually has big horn sheep. Bears are hit or miss but I've seen several in the high country around Logan Pass. About thirty years ago a saw a blond grizzly from a distance near Middle Two Medicine Lake.
Alan_W wrote: The Hidden Lake trail from the Logan Pass visitor center will almost guarantee you a mountain goat encounter. The Red Rock Canyon area in Waterton (Canadian side-need passport) usually has big horn sheep. Bears are hit or miss but I've seen several in the high country around Logan Pass. About thirty years ago a saw a blond grizzly from a distance near Middle Two Medicine Lake.
Good luck on your trip.
Thank you for all the information.It is very appreciated !!!
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