Tag: bighorn sheep

  • Pitamakan – Dawson Loop 2017

    Pitamakan – Dawson Loop 2017

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    Jake Bramante

    If you were to ask me which hike is my favorite hike, I probably would tell you the Pitamakan-Dawson Loop. I set out with a group of donors and staff from the Glacier Conservancy to do this loop and the sunny day, fantastic loop, and a boat ride was one for the books. Sinopah Mountain…

  • Mt. Reynolds and Dragon’s Tail

    Mt. Reynolds and Dragon’s Tail

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    Jake Bramante

    Mt. Reynolds in Glacier National Park stands prominently above Logan Pass. A ridgeline extends to the south forming another wonderful summit called Dragon’s Tail. While Dragon’s Tail isn’t officially recognized as a high point by the USGS, it is by the Glacier Mountaineering Society. For that reason, and just because it’s there and amazing, we…

  • Scenic Point 2017 by Mrs. Hike 734

    Scenic Point 2017 by Mrs. Hike 734

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    Kristen Bramante

    Jake is currently in Yosemite National Park working on his next Hike 734 project.  If you regularly follow his blogs you might have seen me tagging along behind him on his hiking adventures. I won’t be able to join him in Yosemite until August, but that won’t keep me from hitting the trail. I wrapped…

  • Rescue Creek & Lava Creek

    Rescue Creek & Lava Creek

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    Jake Bramante

    Rescue Creek and Lava Creek in the north section of Yellowstone National Park, can be connected to an almost loop that covers a great variety of habitats. This variety of habitat usually delivers a variety of wildlife to accompany the beautiful, open scenery along the way. A windy, September morning greeted me as I started…

  • Sky Rim Trail via Specimen Creek

    Sky Rim Trail via Specimen Creek

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    Jake Bramante

    Specimen Creek, one of the larger creeks in the northwestern corner of Yellowstone National Park, is a great way to access the incredible Sky Rim Trail. Pair it with the Black Butte Trail and you have an epic day hike with petrified trees, meadows, forest, a sketchy traverse, views, and a great chance to see…

  • Sky Rim Trail via Dailey Creek

    Sky Rim Trail via Dailey Creek

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    Jake Bramante

    The Sky Rim Trail borders Yellowstone National Park and the Gallatin National Forest to the north. This trail faithfully follows the sawtooth ridge giving you both incredible views and ample elevation gain culminating to a summit of the rounded, grassy dome of Big Horn Peak. Accessing it via the wonderful meadows of Dailey Creek (Daly…

  • Mt. Washburn via Chittenden Road

    Mt. Washburn via Chittenden Road

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    Jake Bramante

    A trail follows the old Chittenden Road to Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park. While this approach isn’t as popular as the route from Dunraven Pass, it is shorter and has plenty of views. It was a cooler day with more wind on my second time up to Mt. Washburn. I drove north past Dunraven…

  • Mt. Washburn and Seven Mile Hole

    Mt. Washburn and Seven Mile Hole

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    Jake Bramante

    The trail from Dunraven Pass up to the lookout on Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park is a vista paradise as it travels through open meadows, airy forests, and rocky slopes. From the lookout, a trail heads east on a ridge and steeply drops to the rim of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, past…

  • Siyeh Pass 2016

    Siyeh Pass 2016

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    Jake Bramante

    Hiking Siyeh Pass in Glacier National Park in July and August inevitably leads to incredible amounts of wonderful flowers and this trip, under a cloudless blue sky, did not disappoint. I was hiking with some friends Mary and Baker who had won a hike with me during the annual Backpacker’s Ball that the Glacier Conservancy puts…