Sunday Edition: How Could Summer Get Sweeter Than This?

I'm obsessed with Glacier National Park.

The Sunday Edition is Tuesday’s little sister—off-the-cuff updates I’d bring up over a coffee catch-up with a friend.

This has been one of the most incredible weeks, and I didn’t see it coming. When I initially planned my trip to Montana (even “planned” is a generous word for throwing my things in the van, and heading east), I knew I was going to be in Missoula the weekend of the 20th at a music festival and Flathead Lake for the first week of July. But in between? I had no idea. This is only my second time in the state, and I barely scratched the surface when I went to Missoula for the first time last year, but I had a vague awareness of Glacier National Park and Yellowstone’s proximity. On little more than a whim, and my friend Jenn’s advice (a reader I met through Morning Person Bookclub!), I headed north for Glacier!

Let’s just say: I was not prepared for what I found there. Jenn sent me a few hikes, as well as tips for nabbing the best campsites and, after a brief stop at the ranger station outside of Whitefish, I drove up Going-to-the-Sun Road amid views so astounding, my eyes kept welling with tears. I could not believe what I was seeing. From there, I swear, every single day brought me on a more beautiful hike.

As I write this morning, between preparations to leave the campsite I’ve called home for the past four nights, I am beyond filled with gratitude. Last night, I wrote in my journal, “Sitting at my campsite, my last night in glacier, with a book and a campfire, after a hike that involved a grizzly sighting, thinking about how summer couldn’t get any sweeter than this.”

I’ll be sharing a lot more—including those hikes, Jenn’s campsite tips (she’s generously offered to share!), and that grizzly story—on Tuesday. I’ve also been treating my Instagram like a travel journal this week, if you want a little preview! Until then… here are a few photos, recs, and updates!