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  • Snyder Lake

    Snyder Lake

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    Jake Bramante

    Hiked to the lovely and quaint Snyder Lakes. Encountered snow the last mile or so, but that’s the price you pay for loads of flowers. We started in the lush areas around Lake McDonald and worked our way up to the subalpine forest around the lake. Tons of birds and flowers. No bigger animals except…

  • South Shore St. Mary Lake

    South Shore St. Mary Lake

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    Jake Bramante

    Started at the Red Eagle trailhead and wandered through the old burn area of St. Mary filled with silver trees, wildflowers and birds. Finally dropped down by the lake amongst the trees and walked along it soaking up fantastic views. All of this culminated to Virginia Falls and St. Mary Falls at the head of…

  • Triple Divide

    Triple Divide

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    Jake Bramante

    A fantastic hike that leads from the St. Mary valley to the Cutbank area goes over a fantastic pass called Triple Divide Pass*. While it seemed that most people started at the St. Mary side, I started at the Cutbank trailhead on August 10, 2011. You start out walking in meadows on either side. The…

  • North Boundary Trail

    North Boundary Trail

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    Jake Bramante

    The Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park is the first international peace park and the only two trails that connect them are the Waterton Lake trail and the Boundary Trail. The Waterton Lake trail starts at Goat Haunt (which is the US Port of Entry in the park) and extends all the way into the town of…

  • Waterton Lakes National Park Announcement

    Waterton Lakes National Park Announcement

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    Jake Bramante

    As a follow up to last year’s project of hiking all the trails in Glacier National Park, Jake Bramante is heading out to hike the much less ambitious 125 miles of trails in Waterton Lakes National Park in the month of September, 2012. Glacier National Park and Waterton Lakes National Park come together to form…

  • Lineham Trail – Waterton Lakes National Park

    Lineham Trail – Waterton Lakes National Park

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    Jake Bramante

    Just off the Akamina Parkway in Waterton Lakes National Park lies a trail with some wonderful views and a fantastic waterfall at the end. The trail gains a little over 1,200 ft of elevation over the course of just under 3 miles. It starts out in the trees, but quickly ascends above the treeline giving…

  • Cameron Creek Trail – Waterton Lakes National Park

    Cameron Creek Trail – Waterton Lakes National Park

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    Jake Bramante

    Paralleling the Akamina Parkway in Waterton Lakes National Park is a trail that follows Cameron Creek. This trail is primarily used as a ski trail in the winter, with the first half being a trail in the trees that follows Cameron Creek that runs from right around the Rowe Lakes trailhead and extending to the…

  • Grinnell Glacier

    Grinnell Glacier

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    Jake Bramante

    Grinnell Glacier – 10.3mi / 16.5km Grinnell Glacier is the most frequently visited glacier in Glacier National Park with an incredible trail along the way. The first two level miles are spent briefly along Swiftcurrent Lake and Lake Josephine’s north shores. Once at the end of the lakes, the elevation begins. From here on out,…

  • Gunsight Pass

    Gunsight Pass

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    Jake Bramante

    Gunsight Pass – 19.9mi / 32km This incredible 20 mile hike from the Jackson Glacier Overlook to Lake McDonald Lodge will leave you both exhausted and satisfied. The first four miles of the hike are mostly in the trees as you drop into the valley from Jackson Glacier Overlook and begin to climb out of…