Went to the park on Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, since I got to a late start they park was relatively crowded and it took about 30 minutes to get into the park. Parking was scarce but manageable.

Once to the dunes there were hundreds of people that had set up camp along the creek and the smaller dunes closest to the parking lot. I picked a route that I thought would get me a good view and just started hiking upward. You can go whatever way you please, cut across dunes, etc and once you get up to the first ridge line the views towards the mountains are spectacular. I definitely took the long way to the high dune but it made the trip more interesting.

I would love to go back just not on Sunday afternoon of Memorial Day Weekend

The Highline trial was one of the most stunning hikes that I have ever been on. A good alternate (my route) that you can do if you don't want to do an out and back is park a car at "The Loop" parking lot and take a shuttle to Logan Pass. Then when you get to the Granite Park Chalet you can take the Granite Park Trial to the Loop. The last four miles from the Chalet is downhill and you will arrive at your car in about 2 hours and it ends up being about an 11.8 mile hike.

This is an iconic loop, going in December was a great option as well as the trail was significantly less crowded and the temperatures were chilly close to the rim and perfect at the river. If I had to do it again I would break it up into a two day hike to get to spend time at the river.

I took off on this trail ready for an adventure and that is exactly what I got. I was glad that I made the trek in December as the trail was empty (I only saw a half dozen parties on the 12 miles I hiked) and the snow began to fell. The hike itself was difficult but the surrounding sights and sounds made it easy to put one foot in front of the other. The white snow with the blue creek and green trees was stunning and a hike that I would love to do again and hopefully parallel my first experience