Opinion: Green gate forever changed
During the pandemic I would hike the Half Moon “green gate” trail on occasion, as Glacier National Park was closed to entry for a few weeks at the height of the mess.
The green gate is nothing to write home about. It’s primarily in the trees (at least it used to be) and as far as wildlife viewing, things were minimal. You’d see an occasional deer, though the wetlands and ponds were kinda cool with lots of different songbirds and skunk cabbage, which, as the name implies, smell pretty skunky, but have a gorgeous flower when they first sprout early in the spring.
It wasn’t Glacier, of course, but still a pleasant enough walk and a lot of locals use the trails because you can ride bicycles and walk your dogs there. Also, Swan Mountain Outfitters uses the trail system for horseback rides.
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