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  • Pitamakan – Dawson via the South Shore Trail 2022

    Pitamakan – Dawson via the South Shore Trail 2022

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    Jake Bramante

    The Pitamakan-Dawson Loop is one of our favorite hikes in Glacier that we try to do once a year. With the North Shore Trail of Two Medicine Lake closed, we ended up having a slightly longer day doing the South Shore Trail. We donned our running packs to do a faster version of the hike…

  • Pitamakan – Dawson Loop 2017

    Pitamakan – Dawson Loop 2017

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    Jake Bramante

    If you were to ask me which hike is my favorite hike, I probably would tell you the Pitamakan-Dawson Loop. I set out with a group of donors and staff from the Glacier Conservancy to do this loop and the sunny day, fantastic loop, and a boat ride was one for the books. Sinopah Mountain…

  • Pitamakan Dawson 2014

    Pitamakan Dawson 2014

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    Jake Bramante

    The loop in Glacier National Park that travels through both Pitamakan Pass and Dawson Pass is one of my favorites, if not my very favorite. One is almost guaranteed to see big game, gorgeous lakes, four separate drainages and a ridge walk that’s unparalleled in the Park. The excuse was a mountain goat survey, as…

  • Pitamakan / Dawson

    Pitamakan / Dawson

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    Jake Bramante

    Pitamakan / Dawson – 17.9mi / 28.8km The Pitamakan/Dawson hike is a long one, but the beautiful views that await you are worth all the effort. The hike bounces between forests and avalanche chutes as it goes over a ridge of Rising Wolf Mountain. You will pass a beautiful waterfall coming from Sky Lake as…

  • Dawson – Pitamakan

    Dawson – Pitamakan

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    Jake Bramante

    It doesn’t take very long to get out of the trees on the east side of Glacier National Park. The loop, known a Dawson-Pitamakan, that goes through two passes in the Two Medicine area rewards you with breathtaking views mile after mile. One access to the loop is by the Two Medicine entrance station known…

  • Climbing Spot Mountain and Red Mountain

    Climbing Spot Mountain and Red Mountain

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    Jake Bramante

    The ridgeline that separates Spot Mountain and Red Mountain is a beautiful behemoth that rarely gets climbed. Kristen and I decided to tackle these two summits in the Two Medicine area of Glacier National Park and we were rewarded with expansive views along this long ridge. It involved a little bit of bushwhacking and some…

  • Day Hiking in Glacier National Park

    Day Hiking in Glacier National Park

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    Jake Bramante

    Glacier National Park is a day hiking paradise. Varied terrain from dense forests to dry, rocky slopes to alpine meadows, it never gets old. While you can’t reach all 734 miles of trail or see all 1 million+ acres in a day, you can see a large portion of it. Below are 88 day hikes…

  • Glacier National Park Trip Planning

    Glacier National Park Trip Planning

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    Jake Bramante

    You’re coming to Glacier National Park! The big question is, where do you go? Below are some of my resources to help you find your way for the best trip to Glacier! Day Hiking in Glacier National Park Which day hike is right for me? Taken from the guide section of my Day Hikes of…

  • Glacier National Park Three-Day Trips

    Glacier National Park Three-Day Trips

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    Jake Bramante

    You’re getting excited about heading out to Glacier National Park for that sweet three day/two night backpacking trip and you look at the map and see 734 miles of trail and 65 campsites. What to do?! Here are a bunch of my picks in video form with me walking you all over the map. There…