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  • 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…

  • Cutbank Pass

    Cutbank Pass

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    Jake Bramante

    Descending from the shoulders of Mt. Morgan, you find three distinct drainages. You have the Dry Fork drainage in the Two Medicine area, the Nyack to the west and Cutbank to the north. The trail coming up from the Cutbank drainage is called the Pitamakan Pass trail and is frequently used to get from the…

  • Two Medicine Lake

    Two Medicine Lake

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    Jake Bramante

    Two Medicine Lake – 7.5mi / 12.1km This loop offers a great lake walk with numerous options for spur trails. Starting out on the north shore, the trees are relatively sparse, giving you views across Two Medicine Lake and up avalanche chutes. At a little over three miles past the head of the lake, you…

  • Shortcodes in use

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    Jake Bramante

  • Schedule

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    Jake Bramante

    The table below was my schedule for hiking all the trails in Glacier National Park. Use it as a reference. Please feel free to ask any questions and alert me of any inaccuracies or problems!

  • The hard decision to turn back

    The hard decision to turn back

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    Jake Bramante

    Just recently, we were elated to hear of the rescue of a couple of hikers that spent a few days in the backcountry of Glacier National Park. In the official press release here, the NPS commended them for realizing their predicament and hunkering down to get discovered. A local photographer and outdoor enthusiast Tony Bynum…

  • 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…

  • Climbing Rising Wolf Mountain

    Climbing Rising Wolf Mountain

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    Jake Bramante

    Rising Wolf Mountain prominently sits at the heart of the Two Medicine area in Glacier National Park. The climb is a long slog, but views from the summit are more than rewarding with beautiful valleys, hanging lakes, and summits as far as the eyes can see. A big shout out to Blake Passmore and his…

  • Running Eagle Falls

    Running Eagle Falls

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    Jake Bramante

    Located in the Two Medicine area of Glacier National Park, Running Eagle Falls or Trick Falls owes its name to a legend of a Blackfoot woman named Pitamakan (Running Eagle) who showed bravery and good medicine in battle. You can read all about her on an interpretive sign at the trailhead of this short, level…