• Biking Going-to-the-Sun Road – May 2025

    Biking Going-to-the-Sun Road – May 2025

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    Jake Bramante

    The bluebird skies had us calling up our friend Jess, throwing our bikes on our car, and biking up Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, an annual tradition that never disappoints. Our friend Jess had never biked Going-to-the-Sun Road. Her and I were going to lead a bike-and-bird field trip for Flathead Audubon, so we…

  • Avalanche Lake Bike and Hike 2025

    Avalanche Lake Bike and Hike 2025

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    Jake Bramante

    Avalanche Lake early in the season is a rare treat. If you time it just right, you can bike the road to the Avalanche Lake trailhead, and walk up on consolidated snow, avoiding punching through or the mud. You also might just get lucky and have the whole place to yourself. It was a chilly…

  • Clouds Rest, Sunrise Lakes, and Sunrise High Sierra Camp

    Clouds Rest, Sunrise Lakes, and Sunrise High Sierra Camp

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    Jake Bramante

    (This Throwback Thursday blog features the hike up to the summit of Clouds Rest, over to Sunrise Lakes, and a brief visit to Sunrise High Sierra Camp in Yosemite National Park that I hiked in 2017 while working on my Day Hikes of Yosemite National Park Map Guide.) From the forest along Tioga Road to…

  • Chasm Lake

    Chasm Lake

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    Jake Bramante

    Tucked beneath the iconic, towering cliff walls of Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park, lies the sparkling Chasm Lake. Along the way, you get sprawling views, an emerald tarn, and a splendid waterfall. Starting off at the Longs Peak Ranger Station, we set foot on the trail and began climbing. The beginning of the…

  • Grand Ridge

    Grand Ridge

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    Jake Bramante

    (This Throwback Thursday blog features the hike from Obstruction Point to Deer Park and back again along Grand Ridge in Olympic National Park that I hiked in 2018 while working on my Day Hikes of Olympic National Park Map Guide.) Starting from Obstruction Point, the hike from Grand Ridge is a breathtaking trek with sprawling…

  • Spring Walking Along Going-to-the-Sun Road

    Spring Walking Along Going-to-the-Sun Road

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    Jake Bramante

    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

    Yosemite Falls, Yosemite Point, and Eagle Peak

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    Jake Bramante

    (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

    Alberta Falls, The Loch, Sky Pond, and Andrews Glacier

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    Jake Bramante

    (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

    Hurricane Ridge to Klahhane Ridge

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    Jake Bramante

    (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…