• Sperry Chalet 2013

    Sperry Chalet 2013

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    Jake Bramante

    Sperry Chalet opened to the public this year on July 10th, but Kathie and her crew who run the chalet opened it one night earlier to help us raise money for the Glacier National Park Conservancy. The weather was perfect for us as we headed up. It got a little warm, but I’ll take sunshine…

  • Cracker Lake 2013

    Cracker Lake 2013

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    Jake Bramante

    Cracker Lake has never disappointed me. I’ve hiked to the lake twice and each time I’ve seen at least a moose, loads of flowers and a bunch or birds. On July 2nd, 2013, I headed out again with one of the board members from the Glacier National Park Conservancy to this wonderful spot. We took…

  • Numa Ridge Lookout Trail 2013

    Numa Ridge Lookout Trail 2013

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    Jake Bramante

    Headed up to Numa Ridge Lookout on a fine June day with my wife and TJ Fallon. The weather threatened, but never followed through and gave us wonderful clouds to compliment the views from the top. Numa Ridge Lookout sits below Numa Peak and gives you views down at Akakola Lake on the north side…

  • Logan Pass Opening 2013

    Logan Pass Opening 2013

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    Jake Bramante

    It’s finally here! As of June 21st, 2013, the National Park Service has opened Going-to-the-Sun Road all the way through from West Glacier to St. Mary. They had opened the road up from the East side to Logan Pass last week, but due to a contract they had with the construction crews and the need…

  • Logan Pass – Half Opened

    Logan Pass – Half Opened

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    Jake Bramante

    The snowpack this year is disappearing fast which has helped the plowing crews do their insane work to get the iconic Going-to-the-Sun road open. (if you don’t believe me it’s insane, check out their Flickr Page for photos) Because of this, they were able to open up the road from the St. Mary side this…

  • What’s in my Backpack?

    What’s in my Backpack?

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    Jake Bramante

    UPDATED for 2016! Whether I’m on an overnight backpacking trip or a multi-day trip, most of what I take stays the same. Here’s what I’ve found that works well for me. When I start packing, I like to separate things out into categories which allows me to be more thorough. I think, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen,…

  • Quartz Lake Looning

    Quartz Lake Looning

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    Jake Bramante

    The Quartz Lake Loop has a love/hate relationship with me. The hike up and over Cerulean Ridge in the morning is long, gradual and not a killer on fresh legs. After you drop down into the lovely chain of lakes, you have the hike over Quartz Ridge, also named “Cardiac Ridge” as the trail takes…

  • Feature Friday – Blake Passmore

    Feature Friday – Blake Passmore

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    Jake Bramante

    I’d like to formally introduce you to Blake Passmore. Blake is super fun, a big personality and an overall great guy. He is indefatigable and is out there climbing peaks in Glacier National Park and diligently documenting them so that others might enjoy them. What most people don’t see is the countless hours of putting…

  • Looking for Moose

    Looking for Moose

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    Jake Bramante

    On Memorial Day my wife and I headed out to the Many Glacier valley in search of moose. My wife loves moose and, even though I was just there, I wanted to walk the Bullhead Lake trail to see if we could see a moose and check out how fast the snow was melting, besides,…