u/UpstairsBig7967

Hi all! I’m going to glacier national park from 7/7-7/10 and I didn’t secure a ticket for 2 people any of these dates for the Highline Trail hike.

I am not known for having the best luck and my fear is that I don’t end up securing tickets. Do you think this is a high likelihood with this setup?

I am anxious it will be extremely competitive and my wifi won’t be fast enough to secure the 2 tickets for any of those 4 days as I am there during peak season.

Is there a way I can hitchhike or hire a taxi the day before if I need to so I don’t miss this hike? Also is this the only hike in the park that needs the Logan Pass shuttle?

If I don’t get the pass for any of those days please share alternate hikes that you recommend that are very similar!! I already have Grinnell Glacier, Hidden Lake Overlook, Iceberg Lake, Trail of Cedars + Avalanche Lake, and Upper Two Medicine Lake as options for my other days.

Thank you in advance for any advice to ease my anxiety.

I’m 23 and genuinely unsure if my family dynamic is as unhealthy as it feels, or if I’m just being selfish. Looking for perspective.

I grew up with a severely disabled sibling who required most of my family’s attention and energy. We couldn’t take vacations, rarely left the house for full days, and a lot of my childhood was spent at home while she had meltdowns. I try not to blame her but I do grieve the childhood I didn’t get and resent her for it. All my memories of us going out to do things are her having meltdowns and all the attention.

My parents’ marriage fell apart under the strain, and somewhere along the way I became the mediator between them. There was constant fighting, and blame often landed on me for things I didn’t do. I learned early that keeping the peace was my job.

I was also pretty lonely. My mom never seemed to like my friends, and they’d all gradually disappear. My dad didn’t care about what I did in life unless it was something he was interested in or could benefit from. I was so starved for her attention that I’d make up stories about my day just to get her engaged with my life. Looking back, that breaks my heart a little but at least she wasn’t ever mad when I told her stories and it was the only time we’d bond. I stopped doing this around high school age.

When I came home from college, things intensified. Both parents leaned on me for emotional support, conflict, and financial decisions. Every fight they have involves me picking a side to choose who’s right and who’s wrong.

The current issue that I’m seeking advice is that I am dating a guy that plans to propose in a few months and we would be getting married and moving far away from where I currently live for his work just for 3 years. I live with my parents now but my mom has told me that if I do this, I would ruin my relationship with her forever and our family. I am told that not staying near family is selfish, narcaisstic, and cold hearted especially because I should be staying to help take care of my sister and I already had the opportunity to get my college degree. She proposed my future husband and I can just live in her and my dad’s basement and then she said everyone will be happy. She told me if my dad leaves she can’t do anything alone due to her medical conditions so she wouldnt even be able to drive or fly to see me if I moved away and she would die alone. She also added that if I decide to raise my own family away from my family they will be resentful towards me so it’s better to just never leave my hometown.

I’m the only person in my mom’s life that she has to lean on and that if I go I’ll make her even more sick and have to live with that guilt. I want to actually build a life and not have my future children burdened with me caretaking for my sister because I know that when my parents die I’ll become my sister’s caretaker because they told me they refuse for her to be taken care of by anyone else.

I don’t want that. And I feel like a monster for saying it. Am I being selfish? Has anyone navigated something like this?

Hi! I wanted to ask here since I only see information about multi-day treks regarding the Wind River Range. Is it possible to do a day trip to do Island Lake or Titcomb basin? I wanted to do a day hike in this area but wasn’t sure what I can do in a day. Any tips are helpful!