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Spring Walking Along Going-to-the-Sun Road
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The local birding community was all abuzz about a rare bird hanging out at Lake McDonald. The Yellow-billed Loon, an arctic resident, was hanging out, way south of its range. I headed up to go find the bird which was a great excuse to get into Glacier National Park and see how melted out the…
Yosemite Falls, Yosemite Point, and Eagle Peak
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(This Throwback Thursday blog features the hike up to the top of Yosemite Falls, over to Yosemite Point, and then to Eagle Peak in Yosemite National Park that I hiked in 2017 while working on my Day Hikes of Yosemite National Park Map Guide.) The popular, strenuous hike up to the top of Yosemite Falls…
Alberta Falls, The Loch, Sky Pond, and Andrews Glacier
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(This Throwback Thursday blog features the hike from Glacier Gorge to both Sky Pond and Andrews Glacier in Rocky Mountain National Park that I hiked in 2019 while working on my Day Hikes of Rocky Mountain National Park Map Guide.) The trek up to Sky Pond and/or Andrews Glacier in Rocky Mountain National Park passes…
Hurricane Ridge to Klahhane Ridge
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(This Throwback Thursday blog features the incredible hike from Hurricane Ridge to Klahhane Ridge in Olympic National Park that I hiked in 2018 while working on my Day Hikes of Olympic National Park Map Guide.) Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park is the easiest way to get to the alpine. The walk from the parking…
Merced Grove
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(This throwback Thursday blog features the Merced Grove with its huge sequoias in Yosemite National Park that I hiked in 2017 while working on my Day Hikes of Yosemite National Park Map Guide.) Tucked away along the Big Oak Flat Road in Yosemite National Park lies a quieter sequoia grove called Merced Grove. With less…
Hiking to Firebrand Pass with the Daily Inter Lake
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(Read the article of the interview in the Daily Inter Lake here) Leaf peeping isn’t just something one does on the Eastern Seaboard. When the aspens change over, their golden leaves shimmer in the sunlight in a jawdropping spectacle. Be quick, however, for the change of colors on the east side of Glacier National Park,…
Backpacking to Grace Lake – 2024
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Grace Lake is tucked up in the Logging Creek drainage past the long Logging Lake. Unlike Logging Lake, Grace Lake has towering mountains dropping to the edge of its shoreline and its location lends itself to more solitude. Our assignment was to do another Mountain Goat/Bighorn Sheep survey for the Citizen Science Program. Only a…
Pitamakan Pass 2024
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Pitamakan Pass in the Two Medicine area of Glacier National Park straddles two gorgeous drainages filled with stunning lakes and craggy peaks… oh and the huckleberries can be really good too! We rolled up to the trailhead at Pray Lake as the sun was coming over the horizon. Armed with a scope, tripod, and binoculars,…
Snyder Lakes 2024
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Tucked amongst towering walls lies a pair of lovely lakes. While no trail reaches the upper lake, the 4.5 mile trail from Lake McDonald Lodge takes you to the lower of Snyder Lakes. First through the lovely cedar hemlock forest, then through the burned area with birds and flowers galore. On a predominantly overcast day,…
