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  • Cosley Lake Looning 2022

    Cosley Lake Looning 2022

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    Jake Bramante

    The Belly River area of Glacier National Park is such a fantastic background location. We headed out to do Common Loon surveys at Cosley Lake and Glenns Lake which is up in the Mokowanis River drainage. Perfect weather, wildflowers, big mountains, a roaring waterfall, and pristine lakes (with not TOO many mosquitos) made for a…

  • Clear Lake – Ribbon Lake Loop

    Clear Lake – Ribbon Lake Loop

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    Jake Bramante

    Clear Lake – Ribbon Lake Loop – 6.1mi / 9.9km This popular loop pairs two small lakes with a long section of the South Rim Trail along the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River. After leaving the busy parking lot near Uncle Tom’s Trail, the trail heads southeast through trees and crosses the road popping out briefly…

  • Wolf Lake

    Wolf Lake

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    Jake Bramante

    Wolf Lake – 7.1mi / 11.5km While a majority of the hike to Wolf Lake is spent in a hall of lodgepole pines, Little Gibbon Falls, a couple of beautiful stretches along the Gibbon River, and the lake itself make it worth the hike. The trail starts out alternating between trees and meadows along a lazy…

  • Goat Mountain with Otokomi Lake

    Goat Mountain with Otokomi Lake

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    Jake Bramante

    Goat Mountain sits proudly above Otokomi Lake and Goat Lake. To the east you have St. Mary Lake, some foothills, then the vast plains. Views in all other directions are of Glacier National Park’s peaks with Going-to-the-Sun Mountain and Mahtapi Peak dominating the views up to Siyeh Pass. We were looking for a nice climb…

  • Marion Lake and Granite Canyon

    Marion Lake and Granite Canyon

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    Jake Bramante

    A great way to explore the alpine areas of Grand Teton National Park is to take the tram ride up from Jackson Hole Resort in Teton Village to the top of Rendezvous Mountain. From there, traverse across the sublime landscape to Marion Lake, then back down through Granite Canyon and loop back to the village.…

  • Lake Verna

    Lake Verna

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    Jake Bramante

    Lake Verna – 14mi / 22.6km Lake Verna is a long, narrow lake tucked below the dramatic rock formations that span the ridgeline between Mt. Craig and Isolation Peak. The trail begins by first visiting Adams Falls, then works its way up through a gorgeous valley to Lone Pine Lake (see Lone Pine Lake for…

  • Day Hiking in Yosemite National Park

    Day Hiking in Yosemite National Park

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    Jake Bramante

    Yosemite National Park is an impressive collection of massive trees, massive waterfalls, and massive cliff faces. The famous Yosemite Valley is lined with steep cliff faces with famous names such as Half Dome and El Capitan towering above. Waterfalls crash to the valley floor from these great heights. It’s also home to the Giant Sequoias…

  • Quartz Lake Loop

    Quartz Lake Loop

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    Jake Bramante

    Quartz Lake Loop – 13.1mi / 21.1km In the drainage just south of Bowman Lake lies a chain of three lakes that can be visited via one big looping trail. The trail up from Bowman Lake is a treed walk with very limited views of the lake or up to the surrounding peaks. Once at…

  • Day Hiking in Yellowstone National Park

    Day Hiking in Yellowstone National Park

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    Jake Bramante

    At the heart of Yellowstone National Park lies a volcano. This feature shapes every part of the landscape that radiates from its center to the surrounding 2 million acres. Over 1,000 miles of trail lace through this park. While some are unavailable to day hikers, much can be seen in one day. Below are 65 day…