Category: Trip

  • Many Glacier in May – 2013

    Many Glacier in May – 2013

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    Jake Bramante

    As soon as roads start opening up in Glacier National Park, it’s fun to head on out and see what’s going on. In places like Many Glacier, you’ll find no crowds and animals that are looking for food as the long winter releases its icy grip. You’ll also find more snow than you probably were…

  • Howe Lake Looning

    Howe Lake Looning

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    Jake Bramante

    The harried nature of migrations is waning here in the north and things are beginning to settle in. Snow is melting, flowers are breaking ground and bears are emerging. Birds are establishing their territories, building nests and looking to make little ones in their image. It’s for this last reason that we headed up to…

  • Easter Weekend 2013

    Easter Weekend 2013

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    Jake Bramante

    I’m getting antsy for hiking with all of the beautiful weather we’ve been having so my wife and I headed up to Glacier National Park again on Saturday of Easter weekend. While we didn’t see anything big (although we did see wolf, bear and moose tracks) we saw lots of beautiful scenery and loads of…

  • Freezeout Lake 2013

    Freezeout Lake 2013

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    Jake Bramante

    I’d heard about the March Snow Geese migration that goes past a lake southeast of Glacier National Park called Freezeout Lake (FWP calls it Freezout Lake) and knew that I wanted to go there. The peak of the season is towards the end of March and I happened to have a free weekend, so we…

  • McDonald Mid March

    McDonald Mid March

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    Jake Bramante

    Spent this past weekend hanging out by Lake McDonald as well as McDonald Creek as it flows in and out of Lake McDonald. The first day, I got sunshine and the second day, with my wife, had some fun birds and the tumbling water of McDonald creek as it flows into the lake. There’s still…

  • Blakiston Falls & Snowshoe Trail – Waterton Lakes National Park

    Blakiston Falls & Snowshoe Trail – Waterton Lakes National Park

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    Jake Bramante

    The Blakiston Falls Trail starts right at the end of the Red Rock Parkway where there are bridges and interpretive signs for the three creeks that come together as one. A short walk up Blakiston Creek brings you to the lovely Blakiston Falls where there are two different vantage points. Beyond that, the trails meanders…

  • Blakiston Creek Trail – Waterton Lakes National Park

    Blakiston Creek Trail – Waterton Lakes National Park

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    Jake Bramante

    The Blakiston Creek Trail trailhead in Waterton Lakes National Park, is right before the bridge over Blakiston Creek as you make your way to the Crandell Lake trailhead. This trail follows Blakiston Creek on the north side between the creek and the Red Rock Parkway. It starts out in fairly dense foliage, then comes out…

  • Crandell Loop – Waterton Lakes National Park

    Crandell Loop – Waterton Lakes National Park

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    Jake Bramante

    The trail around Crandell Mountain in Waterton Lakes National Park can be accessed from three different trailheads. It is mountain bike friendly and passes by a small and beautiful lake. The trailhead off of the Akamina Parkway is one of the more popular trailheads and is a short one mile to the lake. It comes…

  • Cameron Lake – Waterton Lakes National Park

    Cameron Lake – Waterton Lakes National Park

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    Jake Bramante

    At the end of the Akamina Parkway in Waterton Lakes National Park, you find the beautiful Cameron Lake. There are a few trails that start from the parking lot. The trail that runs along the lake is a nice level hiking path that is just over a mile long. It hugs the lake nicely and…